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lymphocyte

lymp·ho·cyte

US/ˈlɪmfʌˌsaɪt/ uncommon

noun

1.

an agranulocytic leukocyte that normally makes up a quarter of the white blood cell count but increases in the presence of infection

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From lympho- + -cyte.

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