leucocyten.
/ˈluːkə(ʊ)sʌɪt/, /ˈljuːkə(ʊ)sʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈlukəˌsaɪt/ Physiology.
A colourless corpuscle, e.g. one of the white blood-corpuscles, or one of those found in lymph, connective tissue, etc.
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the world > life > biology > substance > cell > types of cells > [noun] > phagocytic cells > leucocyte or lymphocyte
cytoid1850
leucocyte1870
cytode1883
macrophage1887
lymphocyte1890
memory cell1892
macrophagocyte1896
lymphoblast1909
thymocyte1929
siderophage1941
Sézary cells1953
the world > life > the body > vascular system > blood > components of blood > blood corpuscle or plate > [noun] > white cells or corpuscles
white corpuscle1823
white cell1852
leucocyte1870
phagocyte1884
macrophage1887
microphage1887
lymphocyte1890
megakaryocyte1890
hyaline cell1894
macrophagocyte1896
microphagocyte1896
scavenger-cell1899
splenocyte1900
polymorph1902
granulocyte1906
lymphoblast1909
agranulocyte1913
monocyte1913
stab1929
hyaline leucocyte1931
smudge cell1937
heterophile1938
siderophage1941
1870 G. Rolleston Forms Animal Life Introd. 18 (note) In the absence..of certain animal ‘cytoids’ or ‘leucocytes’ the vaccine poison is inoperative.
1898 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. V. 415 At the present day, the name ‘leucocyte’ has a somewhat wider significance than that of a mere synonym for the different forms of the white corpuscles.
1911 Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 25 Feb. 581/1 Alexin increases in the serum under conditions which favor disintegrating of leukocytes.
1973 Nature 1 June 290/1 We cultured peripheral blood leukocytes for 24 or 48 h with phytohaemagglutinin.
Derivatives
ˌleucoˈcytal adj. of or pertaining to leucocytes.
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the world > life > the body > vascular system > blood > components of blood > blood corpuscle or plate > [adjective] > white cells or corpuscles
leucocytal1879
leucocytic1879
phagocytic1887
phagocytical1890
lymphocytic1896
leucocytary1900
lymphogenic1901
macrophagic1904
lymphoblastic1905
lymphopoietic1915
megakaryocytic1925
monocytic1927
1879 J. R. Reynolds Syst. Med. V. 217 An overgrowth of this tissue..may be associated with..leucocytal excess.
ˌleucoˈcytary n. = leucocytal adj.
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the world > life > the body > vascular system > blood > components of blood > blood corpuscle or plate > [adjective] > white cells or corpuscles
leucocytal1879
leucocytic1879
phagocytic1887
phagocytical1890
lymphocytic1896
leucocytary1900
lymphogenic1901
macrophagic1904
lymphoblastic1905
lymphopoietic1915
megakaryocytic1925
monocytic1927
1900 Appletons' Pop. Sci. Monthly Jan. 382 We can see the coloring matter penetrating the leucocytary protoplasmic mass.
ˌleucoˈcytic adj. of or pertaining to leucocytes; characterized by the presence of leucocytes.
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the world > life > the body > vascular system > blood > components of blood > blood corpuscle or plate > [adjective] > white cells or corpuscles
leucocytal1879
leucocytic1879
phagocytic1887
phagocytical1890
lymphocytic1896
leucocytary1900
lymphogenic1901
macrophagic1904
lymphoblastic1905
lymphopoietic1915
megakaryocytic1925
monocytic1927
1879 J. R. Reynolds Syst. Med. V. 232 The albumen in leucocytic blood is said to be diminished.
1898 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. V. 637 Other organs [than the spleen] are not infrequently the seat of diffuse leucocytic infiltrations.
1911 Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 25 Feb. 581/1 The ‘alexin’ is synonymous with Metchnikoff's leukocytic ferment.
1911 Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 25 Feb. 581/1 Leukocytic extract is essentially the same in its action as alexin.
ˌleucocyˈtosis n. [after Greek words in -ωσις] (see quot. 1881).
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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disorders of blood > [noun] > excess of white corpuscles
leucocytosis1881
hyperleucocytosis1897
1881 A. Flint Treat. Princ. Med. (ed. 5) 68 According to the nomenclature proposed by Virchow, a temporary increase in the number of white corpuscles in the blood is called leucocytosis.
1897 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. II. 563 The leucocytosis diminishes rapidly with the fall of temperature.
1911 Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 25 Feb. 581/1 The alexin varies with the degree of leukocytosis.
1947 Radiology 49 301/2 This leukocytosis has been found..to be predominantly a granulocytosis in the rabbit and the chicken.
1951 A. Grollman Pharmacol. & Therapeutics xxxi. 732 Mercurial poisoning is sometimes accompanied by a leukocytosis.
1971 J. Song Pathol. Sickle Cell Dis. xviii. 355 Fever, vomiting, nausea, and leukocytosis.
Compounds
leucocyte-like adj.
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1879 J. R. Reynolds Syst. Med. V. 237 A scraping of the cut surface presents under the microscope a large number of..leucocyte-like corpuscles.
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