About The Word Leucocyte
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Leucocyte
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What's The Definition Of Leucocyte?
[n] blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system
Synonyms | Synonyms for Leucocyte: leukocyte | WBC | white blood cell | white blood corpuscle | white cell | white corpuscle Related Terms | Find terms related to Leucocyte: See Also | basophil | basophile | blood cell | blood corpuscle | corpuscle | eosinophil | eosinophile | free phagocyte | granulocyte | lymph cell | lymphocyte | monocyte | myeloblast | myelocyte | neutrophil | neutrophile Leucocyte In Webster's Dictionary \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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