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- [loo-kuh-sit]
- /ˈlu kəˌsɪt/
- /ˈljuː.kə.saɪt/
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- [loo-kuh-sit]
- /ˈlu kəˌsɪt/
Definitions of leukocyte word
- noun leukocyte white blood cell. 1
- noun leukocyte A colorless cell that circulates in the blood and body fluids and is involved in counteracting foreign substances and disease; a white (blood) cell. There are several types, all ameboid cells with a nucleus, including lymphocytes, granulocytes, monocytes, and macrophages. 1
- noun leukocyte white blood cell 1
- noun leukocyte any of the small, colorless nucleated cells in the blood, lymph, and tissues, which are important in the body's defenses against infection, including granular types such as neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils, and nongranular types such as lymphocytes and monocytes; white blood cell 0
- noun leukocyte (hematology, cytology, immunology) A white blood cell. 0
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Origin of leukocyte
First appearance:
before 1865 One of the 28% newest English words
First recorded in 1865-70; leuko- + -cyte
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Parts of speech for Leukocyte
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leukocyte popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
leukocyte usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for leukocyte
noun leukocyte
- red blood cell — Physiology. one of the cells of the blood, which in mammals are enucleate disks concave on both sides, contain hemoglobin, and carry oxygen to the cells and tissues and carbon dioxide back to the respiratory organs. Abbreviation: RBC.
- white blood cell — any of various nearly colorless cells of the immune system that circulate mainly in the blood and lymph and participate in reactions to invading microorganisms or foreign particles, comprising the B cells, T cells, macrophages, monocytes, and granulocytes.
- corpuscle — Corpuscles are red or white blood cells.
- hemocyte — a blood cell.
- red corpuscle — a red blood cell.
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