leucocyte

English

Etymology

Etymology 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.

Noun

leucocyte (plural leucocytes)

1. (immunology) Alternative spelling of leukocyte.
   • 1977, O. W. Richards, R. G. Davies, Imms' General Textbook of Entomology, Tenth edition, Volume I: Structure, Physiology and Development, London: Chapman and Hall, page 133:

     The outer chamber contains the supratympanal organ together with leucocytes and adipose cells.

Derived terms

• leucocytic
• leucocytogenesis
• leucocytosis
• leucocyturia

French

Etymology

From leuco- +‎ -cyte.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lø.kɔ.sit/

Noun

leucocyte m (plural leucocytes)

1. (cytology) leukocyte

   Synonym: globule blanc

   Coordinate term: érythrocyte

Further reading

• “leucocyte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012