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leukocyte
noun
leu·ko·cyte
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Definition of leukocyte
: any of the colorless blood cells of the immune system including the neutrophils, lymphocytes, monocytes, eosinophils, basophils, and their derivatives : white blood cell
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Other Words from leukocyte
leukocytic
\ ˌlü-kə-ˈsi-tik
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adjective
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adjective
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At the end, a causal change in leukocyte gene expression was observed, which is consistent with claims that being kind can actually strengthen your immune system. — Brennan Kilbane, Allure, "How Random Acts of Kindness Can Improve Your Health and Wellbeing," 1 Aug. 2018 Seeing opportunity to treat disease by blocking integrins and other molecules that guide the crawling of immune cells known as leukocytes, Dr. Springer formed LeukoSite in 1993. — Brian Gormley, WSJ, "Biotech Entrepreneur Timothy Springer Has Another Act," 19 July 2017 The method characterizes a region of the genome called human leukocyte antigen, or HLA, that regulates the immune system. — Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Immune-matching process improved, reports Human Longevity-led study," 9 July 2017 These cells were produced by making them express minimally variant human leukocyte antigen class E molecules. — Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Skin regeneration, universal donor stem cells and new SMA treatment approach," 15 May 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'leukocyte.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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leukocyte
noun
leu·ko·cyte
variants:
or chiefly British leucocyte \ ˈlü-kə-ˌsīt
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Medical Definition of leukocyte
: any of the colorless blood cells of the immune system including the neutrophils, lymphocytes, monocytes, eosinophils, basophils, and their derivatives : white blood cell
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