Leucocyte


[loo-kuh-sahyt] /ˈlu kəˌsaɪt/

noun, Immunology.
1.
.
/ˈluːkəˌsaɪt/
noun
1.
any of the various large unpigmented cells in the blood of vertebrates Also called white blood cell, white blood corpuscle See also lymphocyte, granulocyte, monocyte

leucocyte leu·co·cyte (lōō’kə-sīt’)
n.
Variant of leukocyte.
leukocyte also leucocyte
(l’kə-sīt’)
See white blood cell.

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