Leukocyte

(luf-ko-slt) [Tievkoq, white; kvtoq, cell]. The colorle or white corpuscle of the blood. Leukocytes have ameboid movement and are formed in the lymph adenoid ti ue of the spleen, lymphatic glands, intestinal tract, bone-marrow, etc., and probably also in the lymph and blood. Their average diameter is.01 mm. (2–5V0 inch). In normal blood several forms are distinguished: lymphocytes, large uninuclear leukocytes, transitional forms, and multinuclear cells; according to the granules contained in their protoplasm, three varieties are described — the neutrophile, the eosinophile, and the basophile. 359