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  • noun Plural form of leukocyte.

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Examples

  • Inflammation begins when the immune system detects a problem somewhere in the body and sends a legion of special cells, called leukocytes, to deal with it.

    Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible Earl Mindell 2008

  • Inflammation begins when the immune system detects a problem somewhere in the body and sends a legion of special cells, called leukocytes, to deal with it.

    Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible Earl Mindell 2008

  • Inflammation begins when the immune system detects a problem somewhere in the body and sends a legion of special cells, called leukocytes, to deal with it.

    Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible Earl Mindell 2008

  • Inflammation begins when the immune system detects a problem somewhere in the body and sends a legion of special cells, called leukocytes, to deal with it.

    Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible Earl Mindell 2008

  • The goal of the study was to understand how immune cells called leukocytes travel to inflammation sites, and what signaling mechanisms are involved.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • The goal of the study was to understand how immune cells called leukocytes travel to inflammation sites, and what signaling mechanisms are involved.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • The goal of the study was to understand how immune cells called leukocytes travel to inflammation sites, and what signaling mechanisms are involved.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • The goal of the study was to understand how immune cells called leukocytes travel to inflammation sites, and what signaling mechanisms are involved.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • Also known as leukocytes, the white blood cells are responsible for maintaining the immune system's response to foreign substances and infection.

    CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] 2009

  • White blood cells, also called leukocytes or immune cells, fight infections in the human body in many different ways.

    unknown title 2009

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