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Leucocyte

noun
1.
Blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system.  Synonyms: leukocyte, WBC, white blood cell, white blood corpuscle, white cell, white corpuscle.





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... the labour is normal and the puerperium uncomplicated, the number of leucocytes regains the normal in about a week. Lactation has no appreciable effect on the number of leucocytes. In new-born infants the leucocyte count is abnormally high, ranging from 15,000 to 20,000. In children under one year of age, the normal average ...
— Manual of Surgery - Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. • Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles


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