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/ˈluːkə(ʊ)sʌɪt/ · noun
(hematology, cytology, immunology) Any of a class of blood cells that play various roles in cell-mediated immunity..
In disease of the spleen, especially Banti's disease or fibro-adenia of the spleen, the increase of leukocytes is absent or slight, with no relative lymphocytosis.
Iberdomide, a cereblon modulator promoting degradation of the transcription factors Ikaros and Aiolos, which affect leukocyte development and autoimmunity, is being evaluated for the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).
Use leukocyte when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Leukocyte means (hematology, cytology, immunology) Any of a class of blood cells that play various roles in cell-mediated immunity..
Common synonyms include white blood cell, WBC, leucocyte, white cell.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
In disease of the spleen, especially Banti's disease or fibro-adenia of the spleen, the increase of leukocytes is absent or slight, with no relative lymphocytosis.
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