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lymphocyte vs leucocyte

leucocyte vs lymphocyte

lymphocyte and leucocyte both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lymphocyte Yes No No No
leucocyte Yes No No No
As nouns, leucocyte is a hypernym of lymphocyte; that is, leucocyte is a word with a broader meaning than lymphocyte:
  • lymphocyte: an agranulocytic leukocyte that normally makes up a quarter of the white blood cell count but increases in the presence of infection
  • leucocyte: blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system
Other hypernyms of lymphocyte include leukocyte, WBC, white blood cell, white blood corpuscle, white cell, white corpuscle.
lymphocyte (noun) leucocyte (noun)
an agranulocytic leukocyte that normally makes up a quarter of the white blood cell count but increases in the presence of infection blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system
Difference between lymphocyte and leucocyte

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