Meanings
nounleukocyte (plural leukocytes)
plural leukocytes · alternative UK leucocyte
- biologyAny 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.
1923, International Medical Digest, page 3161 more example
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).
2022 March 17, Joan T. Merrill, Victoria P. Werth, Richard Furie et al., “Phase 2 Trial of Iberdomide in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus”, in The New England Journal of Medicine, volume 386, number 11, →DOI, page 1034Synonyms: white blood cell, WBC
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of a class of blood cells that play various roles in cell-mediated immunity.
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nounblood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system
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Origin
- Englishleuko-
- Ancient Greekκῠ́τος (kŭ́tos)
- Latincyta
- Englishleukocyte
Translations
Bulgarian левкоцит
- левкоцит (levkocit)scientific name for white blood cell — see also white blood cell
Catalan leucòcit
- leucòcitscientific name for white blood cell — see also white blood cell
Chinese Mandarin 白血球, 白細胞 /白细胞
- 白血球 (báixuèqiú)scientific name for white blood cell — see also white blood cell
- 白細胞 /白细胞 (báixìbāo)scientific name for white blood cell — see also white blood cell
Czech leukocyt
- leukocytscientific name for white blood cell — see also white blood cell
Danish leukocyt
- leukocytscientific name for white blood cell — see also white blood cell
Dutch leukocyt, witte bloedcel
- leukocytscientific name for white blood cell — see also white blood cell
- witte bloedcelscientific name for white blood cell — see also white blood cell
Esperanto leŭkocito
- leŭkocitoscientific name for white blood cell — see also white blood cell
Finnish valkosolu, leukosyytti
- valkosoluscientific name for white blood cell — see also white blood cell
- leukosyyttiscientific name for white blood cell — see also white blood cell
French leucocyte
- leucocytescientific name for white blood cell — see also white blood cell
German Leukozyt, weißes Blutkörperchen
- Leukozytscientific name for white blood cell — see also white blood cell
- weißes Blutkörperchenscientific name for white blood cell — see also white blood cell
Greek λευκό αιμοσφαίριο
- λευκό αιμοσφαίριο (lefkó aimosfaírio)scientific name for white blood cell — see also white blood cell
Hebrew תא דם לבן, לויקוציט
- תא דם לבןscientific name for white blood cell — see also white blood cell
- לויקוציטscientific name for white blood cell — see also white blood cell
Hindi श्वेताणु, श्वेत रक्त कोशिका
- श्वेताणु (śvetāṇu)scientific name for white blood cell — see also white blood cell
- श्वेत रक्त कोशिका (śvet rakt kośikā)scientific name for white blood cell — see also white blood cell
Hungarian leukocita, fehérvérsejt
- leukocitascientific name for white blood cell — see also white blood cell
- fehérvérsejtscientific name for white blood cell — see also white blood cell
Indonesian leukosit, sel darah putih
- leukositscientific name for white blood cell — see also white blood cell
- sel darah putihscientific name for white blood cell — see also white blood cell
Irish leocaicít, fuilchill bhán
- leocaicítscientific name for white blood cell — see also white blood cell
- fuilchill bhánscientific name for white blood cell — see also white blood cell
Italian leucocita
- leucocitascientific name for white blood cell — see also white blood cell
Japanese 白血球
- 白血球 (hakkekkyū)scientific name for white blood cell — see also white blood cell
Korean 백혈구
- 백혈구 (baekhyeolgu)scientific name for white blood cell — see also white blood cell
Latin leucocytus
- leucocytusscientific name for white blood cell — see also white blood cell
Latvian leikocīts
- leikocītsscientific name for white blood cell — see also white blood cell
Lithuanian leukoci̇̀tas
- leukoci̇̀tasscientific name for white blood cell — see also white blood cell
Māori pūtau toto mā
- pūtau toto māscientific name for white blood cell — see also white blood cell
Norwegian Bokmål leukocytt, levkocytt
- leukocyttscientific name for white blood cell — see also white blood cell
- levkocyttscientific name for white blood cell — see also white blood cell
Polish leukocyt, krwinka biała
- leukocytscientific name for white blood cell — see also white blood cell
- krwinka białascientific name for white blood cell — see also white blood cell
Portuguese leucócito
- leucócitoscientific name for white blood cell — see also white blood cell
Russian лейкоци́т
- лейкоци́т (lejkocít)scientific name for white blood cell — see also white blood cell
Spanish leucocito
- leucocitoscientific name for white blood cell — see also white blood cell
Swedish leukocyt, vit blodkropp
- leukocytscientific name for white blood cell — see also white blood cell
- vit blodkroppscientific name for white blood cell — see also white blood cell
Tagalog puting sihay-dugo
- puting sihay-dugoscientific name for white blood cell — see also white blood cell
Turkish akyuvar, lökosit
- akyuvarscientific name for white blood cell — see also white blood cell
- lökositscientific name for white blood cell — see also white blood cell
Ukrainian лейкоци́т
- лейкоци́т (lejkocýt)scientific name for white blood cell — see also white blood cell
Vietnamese bạch huyết cầu
- bạch huyết cầuscientific name for white blood cell — see also white blood cell
Welsh lewcosyt, cell wen
- lewcosytscientific name for white blood cell — see also white blood cell
- cell wenscientific name for white blood cell — see also white blood cell
Cite this entry
APA
leukocyte. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leukocyte
MLA
“leukocyte.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leukocyte. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leukocyte,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leukocyte.
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