{"id":10950,"date":"2020-03-02T07:13:03","date_gmt":"2020-03-02T07:13:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=10950"},"modified":"2023-08-10T05:47:48","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T05:47:48","slug":"leucocyte","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/leucocyte\/","title":{"rendered":"Leucocyte"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>White blood corpuscles, colourless, without haemoglobin that help to combat infection.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>All the white cells of the blood and their precursors (myeloid cell series, lymphoid cell series) but commonly used to indicate granulocytes exclusive of lymphocytes.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>White blood cells responsible for fighting disease.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A white blood cell which contains a nucleus but has no haemoglobin.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>White blood cells, normally 5000-9000\/mm3; includes polymorphonuclear neutrophils, lymphocytes, monocytes, polymorphonuclear eosinophils, and polymorphonuclear basophils. A &#8216;white cell count&#8217; determines the total; a &#8216;differential cell count&#8217; estimates the numbers of each type. Fever, haemorrhage, and violent exercise cause an increase (leucocytosis); starvation and debilitating conditions a decrease (leucopenia).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>White blood cells. They are colourless, and have a well-formed nucleus. Healthy people have around 8,000 leucocytes per cubic millimetre of blood. 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