LEUKOCYTES

Meaning of LEUKOCYTES in English

Cells that help the body fight infections and other diseases. Also called white blood cells (WBCs).

English dictionary of medicine. Английский словарь медицины. 2012

LEUKOCYTES — Лейкоциты
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
LEUKOCYTE — or white blood cell or white corpuscle Any of several types of blood cells that help defend the body from …
Английский словарь Британика
INFLAMMATION — Local reaction of living tissues to injury or illness, including burns, pneumonia, leprosy, tuberculosis, and rheumatoid arthritis. Its major signs …
Английский словарь Британика
INFECTION — Invasion of the body by various agents including bacteria , fungi (see fungus ), viruses , and worms and its …
Английский словарь Британика
IMMUNODEFICIENCY — Defect in immunity that impairs the body's ability to resist infection. The immune system may fail to function for many …
Английский словарь Британика
COHNHEIM, JULIUS FRIEDRICH — born July 20, 1839, Demmin, Prussia died Aug. 15, 1884, Leipzig German pioneer of experimental pathology. While assisting Rudolf Virchow …
Английский словарь Британика
BLOOD ANALYSIS — Laboratory examination of the physical and chemical properties and components of a sample of blood . Analysis includes number of …
Английский словарь Британика
PUS — I. ˈpəs noun ( -es ) Etymology: Latin pur-, pus — more at foul : thick opaque usually yellowish white …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BLOOD
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR — noun : a protein produced chiefly by monocytes and macrophages in response especially to endotoxins and that mediates inflammation and …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LEUKOTRIENE — ˌlükō¦trī¦ēn noun ( -s ) Etymology: leuko cyte + -triene ; from the discovery of the substances in leukocytes : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WHITE COUNT — noun Etymology: white (corpuscle) + count : the count or the total number of the leukocytes in blood usually stated …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VERDOPEROXIDASE — |vərdə+ noun Etymology: verd- + peroxidase : a green-colored peroxidase obtained from leukocytes
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TUBERCLE — ˈt(y)übə(r)kəl noun ( -s ) Etymology: Latin tuberculum, diminutive of tuber 1. : a small knobby prominence or excrescence: as …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHIFT TO THE RIGHT — : alteration of an Arneth index by an increase in mature or overaged leukocytes in the circulating blood
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHIFT TO THE LEFT — : alteration of an Arneth index by an increase of immature leukocytes in the circulating blood
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RETICULOENDOTHELIAL SYSTEM — noun : a diffuse system of cells arising from mesenchyme, including reticulum cells and endothelial cells of capillaries and various …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PHAGOCYTOSIS — ˌfagəˌsīˈtōsə̇s noun ( plural phagocyto·ses -ōˌsēz) Etymology: New Latin, from International Scientific Vocabulary phagocyte + New Latin -osis : the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PEROXIDASE — pəˈräksəˌdās, -āz noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary peroxide + -ase : an enzyme occurring especially in plants, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LEUKOCYTIC — adjective also leu·co·cyt·ic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|sid.ik 1. : of, relating to, or involving leukocytes 2. : characterized by an excess of leukocytes
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PHAGOCYTOSIS — process by which certain living cells called phagocytes ingest or engulf other cells or particles. The phagocyte may be a …
Britannica English vocabulary
LEUKOPENIA — abnormally low number of white blood cells (leukocytes) in the blood circulation, defined, for statistical purposes, as less than 5,000 …
Britannica English vocabulary
LEUKOCYTOSIS — abnormally high number of white blood cells (leukocytes) in the blood circulation, defined, for statistical purposes, as more than 10,000 …
Britannica English vocabulary
LEUKOCYTE — also spelled leucocyte, also called white blood cell or white corpuscle a cellular component of the blood that lacks hemoglobin, …
Britannica English vocabulary
INTERLEUKIN — (IL) any of a group of naturally occurring proteins that mediate communication between cells. Interleukins regulate cell growth, differentiation, and …
Britannica English vocabulary
CYTOKINE — any of a group of small, short-lived proteins that are released by one cell to regulate the function of another …
Britannica English vocabulary
BLOOD DISEASE — abnormal condition that involves the corpuscular elements of the bloodred cells, white cells, and plateletsand the tissues in which they …
Britannica English vocabulary
ABSCESS — a localized collection of pus in a cavity formed from tissues that have been broken down by infectious bacteria. An …
Britannica English vocabulary
DAUSSET, JEAN — born Oct. 19, 1916, Toulouse, France in full Jean-Baptiste-Gabriel-Joachim Dausset French hematologist and immunologist whose studies of the genetic basis …
Britannica English vocabulary
COHNHEIM, JULIUS FRIEDRICH — born July 20, 1839, Demmin, Prussia died Aug. 15, 1884, Leipzig pioneer of experimental pathology who helped determine the morbid …
Britannica English vocabulary
LEUKOCYTE — n. or white blood cell or white corpuscle Any of several types of blood cells that help defend the body …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

English Dictionary of Medicine

← LEUKOCYTE COUNT LEUKOCYTOSIS→