Definition of "leukocytes" []

• Plural form of leukocyte. (noun)

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• "Inflammation begins when the immune system detects a problem somewhere in the body and sends a legion of special cells, called leukocytes, to deal with it."
• "The goal of the study was to understand how immune cells called leukocytes travel to inflammation sites, and what signaling mechanisms are involved."
• "Also known as leukocytes, the white blood cells are responsible for maintaining the immune system's response to foreign substances and infection."