Thesaurus: leucocyte

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1. n. A colorless corpuscle, as one of the white blood corpuscles, or those found in lymph, marrow of bone, connective tissue, etc.
2. n. blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system
3. A colorless corpuscle, as one of the white blood corpuscles, or those found in lymph, marrow of hone, connective tissue, etc. Note: They all consist of more or less spherical masses of protoplasm, without any surrounding membrane or wall, and are capable of motion.
4. A colorless corpuscle, as one of the white blood corpuscles, orthose found in lymph, marrow of hone, connective tissue, etc.
5. n:100 n blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system