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leucocyte |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Leucocyte \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: leucocyte n : blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system [syn: {leukocyte}, {white blood cell}, {white cell}, {white blood corpuscle}, {white corpuscle}]
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