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leukocyte

noun
/ˈluːkə(ʊ)sʌɪt/

Etymology

From leuko- + -cyte.

  1. derived from κύτος — “vessel, jar”
  2. derived from cyta
  3. formed as leukocyte — “leuko- + -cyte”

Definitions

  1. Any of a class of blood cells that play various roles in cell-mediated immunity.

    • In disease of the spleen, especially Banti's disease or fibro-adenia of the spleen, the increase of leukocytes is absent or slight, with no relative lymphocytosis.
    • Iberdomide, a cereblon modulator promoting degradation of the transcription factors Ikaros and Aiolos, which affect leukocyte development and autoimmunity, is being evaluated for the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA