Català > leucòcit: 1 sentit > nom 1, body| Sentit | blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system. |
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| Sinònim | globuls blancs |
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| Específic | basòfil | A leukocyte with basophilic granules easily stained by basic stains |
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| eosinòfil | A leukocyte readily stained with eosin |
| granulòcit | A leukocyte that has granules in its cytoplasm |
| limfòcit | An agranulocytic leukocyte that normally makes up a quarter of the white blood cell count but increases in the presence of infection |
| mieloblast | A precursor of leukocytes that normally occurs only in bone marrow |
| mielòcit | An immature leukocyte normally found in bone marrow |
| monòcit | A type of granular leukocyte that functions in the ingestion of bacteria |
| neutròfil | The chief phagocytic leukocyte |
| General | cèl·lula sanguínia, corpuscle, glòbul | Either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including platelets |
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| Anglès | leukocyte, leucocyte, white blood cell, white cell, white blood corpuscle, white corpuscle, WBC |
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| Espanyol | glóbulo blanco, glóbulos blancos, leucocito |
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