Definition of leucocyte Leucocyte
leu•co•cyte
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What does leucocyte mean?
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| leucocyte - blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system | ||
| leukocyte, white blood cell, white cell, white blood corpuscle, white corpuscle, WBC | ||
| blood cell, blood corpuscle, corpuscle either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including platelets | ||
| free phagocyte a phagocyte that circulates in the blood | ||
| myelocyte an immature leukocyte normally found in bone marrow | ||
| myeloblast a precursor of leukocytes that normally occurs only in bone marrow | ||
| lymph cell, lymphocyte an agranulocytic leukocyte that normally makes up a quarter of the white blood cell count but increases in the presence of infection | ||
| granulocyte a leukocyte that has granules in its cytoplasm | ||
| monocyte a type of granular leukocyte that functions in the ingestion of bacteria | ||
| basophil, basophile a leukocyte with basophilic granules easily stained by basic stains | ||
| neutrophil, neutrophile the chief phagocytic leukocyte; stains with either basic or acid dyes | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- leucocyte (n.)
A colorless corpuscle, as one of the white blood corpuscles, or those found in lymph, marrow of bone, connective tissue, etc.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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leucocyte
A cell of the immune system defending the body against infectious disease and foreign materials.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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leucocyte
lū′kō-sīt, n. a white corpuscle of the blood or lymph (see Phagocyte).—adj. Leucocyt′ic.—ns. Leucocytog′enesis, the production of leucocytes; Leucocytō′sis, the presence of an excessive number of white corpuscles in the blood
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🔤- leucocyte, noun, singular of leucocytes.
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