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noun blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system
originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewk- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *lewkós Proto-Hellenic *leukós Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós)der. English leuco- Ancient Greek κῠ́τος (kŭ́tos)der. Latin cytader. English -cyte English leucocyte From leuco- + -cyte.
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