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leucocyte

[ loo-kuh-sahyt ]

noun

Immunology.


leucocyte

/ ˈluËkəˌsaɪt; ËŒluËkəˈsɪtɪk /

noun

  1. any of the various large unpigmented cells in the blood of vertebrates Also calledwhite blood cellwhite blood corpuscle See also lymphocyte granulocyte monocyte
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • leucocytic, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±ô±ð³Üc´Ç·³¦²â³Ùi³¦ adjective
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Example Sentences

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They found evidence for strong positive selection on the regulatory region of the human leucocyte antigen gene HLA-DQA1 in the ancient population.

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Unlike HIV, which only infects two types of immune cells, Ebola first infects the leucocytes, the white cells that patrol the blood and lymph system.

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It was found that the tissues were attacked by phagocytic cells that became enlarged and carried away fragments of the tissue; the cells were subsequently identified as leucocytes or blood-cells.

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Arnold represents the most strenuous advocates of the stomata theory, according to which the leucocytes pass through canals normally existing in the wall.

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Simply because the red corpuscles that rule our destinies are, when dynamic, mighty breeders of hope; if the powers and principalities of darkness prevail, our guardian angels, the phagocytes, are dominated by the leucocytes.

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