Leukocyte Synonyms

lo͝okōsīt, lo͝okəsīt
Blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. white-blood-cell
  2. leucocyte
  3. white-cell
  4. white blood corpuscle
  5. white corpuscle
  6. wbc

Words Related to Leukocyte

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. leukocytes
  2. monocyte
  3. polymorphonuclear
  4. neutrophil
  5. erythrocyte
  6. t lymphocyte
  7. keratinocyte
  8. eosinophil
  9. chemoattractant
  10. lymphocyte
  11. t-cell
  12. protein-1
  13. cell-specific

Leukocyte Sentence Examples

  • They will be tissue-typed to determine whether their bone marrow has the same human leukocyte antigens (HLA) as the affected child.

  • Human leukocyte antigens are genetically determined proteins that allow the body to distinguish between its own cells and those from an outside source.

  • Patients with a positive leukocyte esterase or nitrite test were excluded until the urinary tract infection was treated.

  • Neutrophils are a type of granulocyte, also known as a polymorphonuclear leukocyte.

  • We have developed a mouse model of vascular injury and, using our published technique, can measure leukocyte adhesion to artery segments.

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