leucocyte
[ loo-kuh-sahyt ]
/ ˈlu kəˌsaɪt /
noun Immunology.
OTHER WORDS FROM leucocyte
leu·co·cyt·ic, adjectiveWords nearby leucocyte
leucite,
leuco base,
leuco-,
leucoblast,
leucocratic,
leucocyte,
leucocytosis,
leucodepleted,
leucoderma,
leucoline,
leucoma
Example sentences from the Web for leucocyte
As soon as a leucocyte touches a resisting body it reacts to the contact by applying the largest possible surface to it.
The leucocyte count will show a marked increase in the number of polynuclears.
Surgery, with Special Reference to Podiatry |Maximilian Stern
British Dictionary definitions for leucocyte
leucocyte
esp US leukocyte
/ (ˈluːkəˌsaɪt) /
noun
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
Derived forms of leucocyte
leucocytic or esp US leukocytic (ˌluːkəˈsɪtɪk), adjectiveMedical definitions for leucocyte
leucocyte
[ lōō′kə-sīt′ ]
n.
Variant ofleukocyte
Scientific definitions for leucocyte
leukocyte
See white blood cell.