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  • adjective Of or pertaining to leukocytes

Etymologies

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From leukocyte +‎ -ic

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Examples

  • The stages of estrous can be easily distinguished cytologically, with nucleated smears during proestrus, cornified smears during estrus, and leukocytic smears during diestrus.

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  • The control mice consistently had 4-5 day cycles, with 2 leukocytic smears followed by one nucleated smear and one to two cornified smears (

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