leukocyte
/ˈluːkə(ʊ)sʌɪt/
leukocyte noun: any of a class of blood cells that play various roles in cell-mediated immunity.
Noun
leukocyte (plural leukocytes)
- Any of a class of blood cells that play various roles in cell-mediated immunity.
- In disease of the spleen, especially Banti's disease or fibro-adenia of the spleen, the increase of leukocytes is absent or slight, with no relative lymphocytosis.1923, International Medical Digest, page 316
- Iberdomide, a cereblon modulator promoting degradation of the transcription factors Ikaros and Aiolos, which affect leukocyte development and autoimmunity, is being evaluated for the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).2022 March 17, Joan T. Merrill, Victoria P. Werth, Richard Furie et al., “Phase 2 Trial of Iberdomide in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus”, in The New England Journal of Medicine, volume 386, number 11...
- Synonyms:
- white blood cell, WBC
leukocyte meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Gujarati
leukocyte in Hindi
- scientific name for white blood cell — see also white blood cell
- श्वेताणु śvetāṇu, श्वेत रक्त कोशिका śvet rakt kośikā
leukocyte in Tamil
- குருதி வௌளணு
leukocyte in Bengali
- শ্বেত রক্তকণিকা
leukocyte in Gujarati
- scientific name for white blood cell — see also white blood cell
- શ્વેતકણ śvetkaṇ
More languagesFewer languages
- leukocyte in Tagalog
- puting sihay-dugo
- leukocyte in Indonesian
- leukosit, sel darah putih
- leukocyte in Vietnamese
- bạch huyết cầu
Examples of leukocyte in a sentence
- Beides erythrocytes, DLF is able to attack platelets, mast cells and leukocytes.
- Several other reports in the literature suggest the presence of humoral agents regulating leukocyte numbers.
- Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were isolated from leukocytes which were purchased from the Memorial Blood Centers (St.
Synonyms of leukocyte
Forms of leukocyte
| plural | leukocytes |
|---|---|
| alternative UK | leucocyte |
Origin of leukocyte
From leuko- + -cyte.
Words formed from leukocyte
- human leukocyte antigen
- interleukocyte
- intraleukocyte
- intraleukocytic
- leukocytal
- leukocytapheresis
- leukocytemia
- leukocytic
- leukocytoclasia
- leukocytoclastic
- leukocytoid
- leukocytopenia
- leukocytopoiesis
- leukocytopoietic
- leukocytosis
- leukocytospermia
- leukocytotropic
- leukocyturia
- panleukocyte
- PMN leukocyte
- polymorphonuclear leukocyte
- secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor
Phrases with leukocyte
Questions about leukocyte
- What does leukocyte mean?
- Leukocyte means any of a class of blood cells that play various roles in cell-mediated immunity.
- What is leukocyte in Hindi?
- Leukocyte in Hindi is श्वेताणु (śvetāṇu), श्वेत रक्त कोशिका (śvet rakt kośikā). See Leukocyte meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is leukocyte?
- Leukocyte is a noun.
- How do you pronounce leukocyte?
- Leukocyte is pronounced /ˈluːkə(ʊ)sʌɪt/.
- What is the plural of leukocyte?
- The plural of leukocyte is leukocytes.
Words near leukocyte in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: leukocyte (page history and authors); leukocyte (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); leukocyte (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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