leukotoxicity

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noun

The quality of being leukotoxic.

Scrabble 29

Meanings

nounleukotoxicity (uncountable)

alternative leucotoxicity

  1. uncountableimmunologyThe quality of being leukotoxic.

    leukotoxicity (luko-tok-sis'it-e). Toxicity to leukocytes.

    1916, The American illustrated medical dictionary, page 557
    3 more examples

    Finally, Bernheimer et al. have shown a striking correlation between the leukotoxicity of certain strains of streptococci and ability of the same strains to produce DPNase.

    1959, The journal of immunology, volume 83, number 1, page 83

    The purpose of the present investigation was to clarify the apparent discrepancy in the literature concerning the leukotoxicity of various streptolysin S preparations, and to study the effect of sublethal doses of streptolysin S on phagocytosis of streptococci by mouse peritoneal macrophages.

    1972, Infection and immunity, volume 6, number 2, page 462

    When female lung cancer patients were treated with combinations of cyclophosphamide, vincristine, cisplatin, doxorubicin, and etoposide, they had more severe leukotoxicity when compared to males.

    2016, Alyson J. McGregor, Sex and Gender in Acute Care Medicine, page 70

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