leukocyte

leukocyte
A white blood cell. Refers to a blood cell that does not contain hemoglobin. White blood cells include lymphocytes, neutrophils, eosinophils, macrophages, and mast cells. These cells are made by bone marrow and help the body fight infection and other diseases.

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  • leukocyte — leukocyte. См. лейкоцит. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • leukocyte — also leucocyte, 1860, via Fr. leucocyte, from Gk. leuko , comb. form of leukos white (see LIGHT (Cf. light) (n.)) + ctye (see CYTO (Cf. cyto )) …   Etymology dictionary

  • leukocyte — [lo͞o′kō sīt΄, lo͞o′kəsīt΄] n. [see LEUCO & CYTE] 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,… …   English World dictionary

  • leukocyte — leukocytic /looh keuh sit ik/, adj. /looh keuh sit /, n. Immunol. See white blood cell. Also, leucocyte. [1865 70; LEUKO + CYTE] * * * or white blood cell or white corpuscle Any of several types of blood cells that help defend the body from …   Universalium

  • 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

  • leukocyte — var. of LEUCOCYTE. * * * leukocyte, cytic etc.: see leucocyte …   Useful english dictionary

  • Leukocyte esterase — (LE) is a urine test for the presence of white blood cells and other abnormalities associated with infection. White blood cells in the urine usually indicate a urinary tract infection. The leukocyte esterase (LE) test detects esterase, an enzyme… …   Wikipedia

  • Leukocyte Promoting Factor — is a cytokine/hormone that is produced by neutrophils when they encounter a foreign antigen. It stimulates the bone marrow to increase the rate of leukopoiesis, in order to replace the neutrophils that will inevitably be lost when they begin to… …   Wikipedia

  • Leukocyte extravasation — Neutrophils extravasate from blood vessels to the site of tissue injury or infection during the innate immune response Leukocyte extravasation is the movement of leukocytes out of the circulatory system, towards the site of tissue damage or… …   Wikipedia

  • Leukocyte adhesion deficiency — Infobox Disease Name = Leukocyte adhesion deficiency Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD9 = ICDO = OMIM = 116920 MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = ped eMedicineTopic = 1302 MeshID = D018370 Leukocyte adhesion deficiency (abbreviated LAD), is a rare… …   Wikipedia

  • leukocyte count — determination of the number of leukocytes in a unit volume of blood, usually after the erythrocytes have been lysed and the blood has been diluted; it may be done either manually with a hemacytometer or electronically. See total leukocyte c. and… …   Medical dictionary

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