Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Leucocyte"
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) 1.7 (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}, {WBC}]
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