leu|co|cyte — «LOO kuh syt», noun. = leukocyte. (Cf. ↑leukocyte) … Useful english dictionary
he|mo|leu|co|cyte — «HEE muh LOO kuh syt, HEHM uh », noun. a white blood cell that circulates in the blood. ╂[< hemo + leucocyte] … Useful english dictionary
leu — ad·i·po·leu·co·cyte; am·y·lo·leu·cite; bou·leu·te·ri·on; ceph·a·leu·ros; far·leu; ho·moeo·te·leu·tic; ho·moeo·te·leu·ton; ho·moio·te·leu·ton; leu·ca·den·dron; leu·cae·na; leu·cet·ta; leu·ci·fer; leu·cine; leu·cite; leu·cit·ic; leu·ci·tite;… … English syllables
cyte — des·ma·cyte; des·mo·cyte; ele·o·cyte; el·lip·to·cyte; en·do·the·li·o·cyte; eo·sin·o·cyte; ep·i·cyte; eryth·ro·cyte; es·tha·cyte; fi·bro·cyte; fra·gil·o·cyte; ga·me·to·cyte; gan·gli·o·cyte; gli·o·cyte; gon·o·cyte; gran·u·lo·cyte; hem·a·to·cyte;… … English syllables
leu|co|cy|the|mi|a — leu|co|cy|thae|mi|a or leu|co|cy|the|mi|a «LOO koh sy THEE mee uh», noun. = leukemia. (Cf. ↑leukemia) ╂[< leuco + Greek kýtos cyte + haîma blood] … Useful english dictionary
leu|co|cy|thae|mi|a — or leu|co|cy|the|mi|a «LOO koh sy THEE mee uh», noun. = leukemia. (Cf. ↑leukemia) ╂[< leuco + Greek kýtos cyte + haîma blood] … Useful english dictionary
leukocyte — leu·ko·cyte … English syllables
leukocyte — leu•ko•cyte or leu•co•cyte [[t]ˈlu kəˌsaɪt[/t]] n. imu white blood cell • Etymology: 1865–70 leu ko•cyt′ic ˈsɪt ɪk adj … From formal English to slang
leukocyte elastase — leu·ko·cyte elas·tase (looґko sīt e lasґtās) [EC 3.4.21.37] a serine endopeptidase that is secreted by certain leukocytes and catalyzes the hydrolysis of proteins, including elastin, and is inhibited by alpha1 antitrypsin. Emphysema… … Medical dictionary
leukocyte — A type of cell formed in the myelopoietic, lymphoid, and reticular portions of the reticuloendothelial system in various parts of the body, and normally present in those sites and in the circulating blood (rarely in other tissues). Under various… … Medical dictionary