leucocyte

leu·ko·cyte also leu·co·cyte  (lk-st)

n.

See white blood cell.

---

leuko·cytic (-stk) adj.

leuko·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

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

leucocyte - blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system leukocyte, WBC, white blood cell, white blood corpuscle, white cell, white corpuscle myelocyte - 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 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 eosinophil, eosinophile - a leukocyte readily stained with eosin

Translations

leucocyte [ˈluːkəˌsaɪt] N → leucocito m

leucocyte, leukocyte

n (form) → Leukozyt m

leucocyte [ˈluːkəˌsaɪt] n → leucocita m

---

leucocyte [ˈluːkəˌsaɪt] n → leucocita m