leu·ko·cyte also leu·co·cyte (l  k -s t )n. See white blood cell. leu ko·cytic (-s tk) adj.leu ko·cytoid adj. |
leucocyte esp US, leukocyte [ˈluːkəˌsaɪt]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) any of the various large unpigmented cells in the blood of vertebrates Also called white blood cell white (blood) corpuscle See also lymphocyte, granulocyte, monocyte
leucocytic esp US, leukocytic [ˌluːkəˈsɪtɪk] adj
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| Noun | 1. |  leucocyte - blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense systemmyelocyte - an immature leukocyte normally found in bone marrow myeloblast - a precursor of leukocytes that normally occurs only in bone marrow 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 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 neutrophil, neutrophile - the chief phagocytic leukocyte; stains with either basic or acid dyes eosinophil, eosinophile - a leukocyte readily stained with eosin |
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