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Leukocyte

see synonyms of leukocyte

Noun

1. leucocyte, leukocyte, wbc, white blood cell, white blood corpuscle, white cell, white corpuscle

blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Leukocyte

see synonyms of leukocyte
noun
any of the small, colorless nucleated cells in the blood, lymph, and tissues, which are important in the body's defenses against infection, including granular types such as neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils, and nongranular types such as lymphocytes and monocytes; white blood cell

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Leukocyte

see synonyms of leukocyte
n.
See white blood cell.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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