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Leukocyte (medicine)


leukocyte -->
white blood cell
<haematology> White corpuscles in the blood. They are spherical, colourless and nucleated masses involved with host defenses.

Normal white blood cell counts are variable with age and sex. Normal adult range is 4, 500 to 11,000 cells per cubic millimetre of blood. Slightly higher counts are seen in children. Elevated counts can be seen in cases of inflammation and infection.

See: leucocytes, basophils, coelomocytes, eosinophils, haemocytes, lymphocytes, neutrophils, monocytes.

Acronym: WBC


invade (oh)



[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin; Origin: invadere, from vadere 'to go']
[I and T] to enter a country, town, or area using military force, in order to take control of it
::The Romans invaded Britain 2000 years ago.
[T] to go into a place in large numbers, especially when you are not wanted
::Every summer the town is invaded by tourists.
::Fans invaded the pitch at half-time.
[T] to get involved in something in an unwanted and annoying way
::What right does he have to invade my privacy?
::Patients are given the feeling that they mustn't try to invade medical territory (=try to deal with things that are not their responsibility) .
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