How to Use leukocyte in a Sentence
leukocyte
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The patient’s hemoglobin level had plummeted; his white cells, or leukocytes, had multiplied; he was doubled over in pain.
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Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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Detection of urinary leukocyte esterase, a nonspecific enzyme present in white blood cells, is also based upon a diazotization reaction embedded in urinary test strips.
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Neil Gaffin,
STAT,
29 Dec. 2025
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The center also cautions that a reishi extract was found to have toxic effects in leukocytes, and gastrointestinal cancer patients had higher levels of the serum tumor marker CA72-4 after taking reishi spore supplements.
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Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
26 June 2026
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Human milk has a unique composition with antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, immunoregulatory agents and living leukocytes, all of which contribute to the child's developing immune system, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics.
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Beth Warren,
Nashville Tennessean,
15 Oct. 2025
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The Food and Drug Administration approved on Thursday a gene therapy for severe leukocyte adhesion deficiency type 1 (LAD-1), an ultra-rare disease that leaves children vulnerable to life-threatening infections.
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Jason Mast,
STAT,
26 Mar. 2026
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