Definitions for: Leucocyte

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

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: leukocyte, WBC, white blood cell, white blood corpuscle, white cell, white corpuscle

See Also: basophil, basophile, blood cell, blood corpuscle, corpuscle, eosinophil, eosinophile, free phagocyte, granulocyte, lymph cell, lymphocyte, monocyte, myeloblast, myelocyte, neutrophil, neutrophile

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