See Also: leukocidins(medicine)

municipio (iou) and leukocidins (medicine)


municipio (iou)



municipio noun. Pl. -os. L19.
[Spanish & Italian, from Latin municipium: see MUNICIPAL.]
A Spanish, Latin American, or Italian municipality.

leukocidins (medicine)


leukocidins
Substances that are toxic to leukocytes. Specifically exotoxins produced by some pathogenic staphylococci and streptococci that destroy leukocytes by lysis of the cytoplasmic granules and are partially responsible for the pathogenicity of the organisms.