leucocyte : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: leucocyte	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for leucocyte
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
leucocyte n blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system Synonym(s): leukocyte, leucocyte, white blood cell, white cell, white blood corpuscle, white corpuscle, WBC
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Leucocyte \Leu"cocyte\ (l[umac]"k[osl]s[imac]t), n. [Leuco- + Gr. ky`tos a hollow vessel.] (Physiol.) A colorless corpuscle, as one of the white blood corpuscles, or those found in lymph, marrow of bone, connective tissue, etc. Note: They all consist of more or less spherical masses of protoplasm, without any surrounding membrane or wall, and are capable of motion.