leuko-

a combining form with the meanings “white,” “white blood cell,” used in the formation of compound words: leukopoiesis; leukotomy.
Also leuco-; especially before a vowel, leuk-.

Origin of leuko-

< Greek leuko-, combining form of leukós white, bright

Words nearby leuko-

leukemogen, leukemogenesis, leukemogenic, leukemoid, leukemoid reaction, leuko-, leukoagglutinin, leukoblast, leukoblastosis, leukocidin, leukocyte

British Dictionary definitions for leuko-

leuko-

combining form

a variant of leuco-

Medical definitions for leuko-

leuko-

pref.

White; colorless:leukoderma.
Leukocyte:leukopenia.