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leucocyte

(esp US), leukocyte

any of the various large unpigmented cells in the blood of vertebrates

Collins Discovery Encyclopedia, 1st edition © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

leukocyte

[′lü·kə‚sīt]

(histology)

A colorless, ameboid blood cell having a nucleus and granular or nongranular cytoplasm. Also known as white blood cell; white corpuscle.

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abscess
acute leukemia
acute lymphocytic leukemia
acute monocytic leukemia
agranular leukocyte
Agranulocytosis
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Shmidt
Aleksandr Shmidt
Alimentary-Toxic Anemia
Anemia
Bacteremia
Biological Effect of Ionizing Radiation
biomechanics
Blood
blood cell
Blood Plasma
Blood Transfusion
Blood, Organ, and Tissue Banks
Cataphylaxis

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