Meaning of LEUCOCYTE
| Pronunciation: | | 'looku`sIt
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| | Definition: | | [n] blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system |
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| | Synonyms: | | leukocyte, WBC, white blood cell, white blood corpuscle, white cell, white corpuscle |
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| | See Also: | | basophil, basophile, blood cell, blood corpuscle, corpuscle, eosinophil, eosinophile, free phagocyte, granulocyte, lymph cell, lymphocyte, monocyte, myeloblast, myelocyte, neutrophil, neutrophile | |
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| | Definition: | | \Leu"co*cyte\ (l[=u]"k[-o]*s[imac]t), n. [Leuco- + Gr.
ky`tos a hollow vessel.] (Physiol.)
A colorless corpuscle, as one of the white blood corpuscles,
or those found in lymph, marrow of bone, connective tissue,
etc.
Note: They all consist of more or less spherical masses of
protoplasm, without any surrounding membrane or wall,
and are capable of motion.
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