LEUKOCYTE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does leukocyte mean? 

• LEUKOCYTE (noun)
  The noun LEUKOCYTE has 1 sense:

1. blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system

  Familiarity information: LEUKOCYTE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LEUKOCYTE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

leucocyte; leukocyte; WBC; white blood cell; white blood corpuscle; white cell; white corpuscle

Hypernyms ("leukocyte" is a kind of...):

blood cell; blood corpuscle; corpuscle (either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including platelets)

free phagocyte (a phagocyte that circulates in the blood)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "leukocyte"):

myelocyte (an immature leukocyte normally found in bone marrow)

myeloblast (a precursor of leukocytes that normally occurs only in bone marrow)

lymph cell; lymphocyte (an agranulocytic leukocyte that normally makes up a quarter of the white blood cell count but increases in the presence of infection)

granulocyte (a leukocyte that has granules in its cytoplasm)

monocyte (a type of granular leukocyte that functions in the ingestion of bacteria)

basophil; basophile (a leukocyte with basophilic granules easily stained by basic stains)

neutrophil; neutrophile (the chief phagocytic leukocyte; stains with either basic or acid dyes)

eosinophil; eosinophile (a leukocyte readily stained with eosin)

 Context examples 

The determination of the ratio of metamyelocytes compared to leukocytes present in a sample.

(Metamyelocyte to Leukocyte Ratio Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

A relative measurement (ratio or percentage) of the basophils to leukocytes in a biological specimen.

(Basophil to Leukocyte Ratio, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

These antigens vary from person to person, and human leukocyte antigen tests are done before organ transplantation to find out if tissues match between a donor and a recipient.

(MHC Class II Protein, NCI Dictionary)

The determination of the ratio of monoblast cells compared to leukocytes present in a sample.

(Monoblast to Leukocyte Ratio Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

A relative measurement (ratio or percentage) of the monoblasts to leukocytes in a biological specimen.

(Monoblast to Leukocyte Ratio Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The determination of the ratio of basophils to leukocytes in a blood sample.

(Basophil to Leukocyte Ratio, NCI Thesaurus)

CCL21 [chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 21] has been shown to attract antigen presenting cells (APCs), like leukocytes and DCs, and natural killer (NK) cells and their T-cell effectors to induce a cytotoxic immune response.

(Autologous Dendritic Cell-Adenovirus CCL21 Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)

KIRs are surface glycoproteins that bind to major histocompatibility complex (MHC)/human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I subtypes on target cells; binding of KIRs inhibits NK cell-mediated cytotoxicity.

(Anti-KIR Monoclonal Antibody IPH 2101, NCI Thesaurus)

Encoded by human APS Gene, 85 kD APS Protein appears to be found in spleen, prostate, testis, uterus, small intestine, skeletal muscle, and peripheral blood leukocytes.

(APS Protein, NCI Thesaurus)

The determination of the ratio of atypical lymphocytes to leukocytes in a blood sample.

(Atypical Lymphocyte to Leukocyte Ratio, NCI Thesaurus)