noun
definition
A white blood cell.
Examples of leukocyte in a Sentence
They will be tissue-typed to determine whether their bone marrow has the same human leukocyte antigens (HLA) as the affected child.
Human leukocyte antigens are genetically determined proteins that allow the body to distinguish between its own cells and those from an outside source.
Patients with a positive leukocyte esterase or nitrite test were excluded until the urinary tract infection was treated.
Neutrophils are a type of granulocyte, also known as a polymorphonuclear leukocyte.
We have developed a mouse model of vascular injury and, using our published technique, can measure leukocyte adhesion to artery segments.
Statins selectively inhibit leukocyte function antigen-1 by binding to a novel regulatory integrin site.
Further developments in DNA technology now allow technicians to determine a pre- implantation embryo ' s histocompatibility leukocyte antigen (HLA ).
Complement factor is released encouraging polymorphonuclear leukocyte release from bone marrow promoting phagocytosis, which produces heat.
Neutropenia-A condition in which the number of neutrophils, a type of white blood cell (leukocyte) is abnormally low.