Leu
101leu|co|stic|te — «LOO kuh STIHK tee», noun. = rosy finch. (Cf. ↑rosy finch) ╂[< New Latin Leucosticte the genus name < Greek leukós white +stiktós pricked] …
102leu|cot|o|mize — «loo KOT uh myz», transitive verb, intransitive verb, mized, miz|ing. = lobotomize. (Cf. ↑lobotomize) …
103leu|cot|o|my — «loo KOT uh mee», noun, plural mies. = lobotomy. (Cf. ↑lobotomy) ╂[< New Latin leucotomia < leuco lobe of the brain (< Greek leukós white) + tomia a cutting < Greek tomíā] …
104leu|ke|mo|gen|ic — «loo KEE muh JEHN ihk», adjective. causing leukemia …
105leu|ke|moid — «loo KEE moyd», adjective. like leukemia; having symptoms resembling leukemia: »a leukemoid disease. ╂[< leukem(ia) + oid] …
106leu|ko|cyte — «LOO kuh syt», noun. one of the tiny, colorless cells in the blood that has a nucleus and destroys disease germs; white blood cell; white corpuscle. Normal blood contains five recognized types, the neutrophil, eosinophil, basophil, lymphocyte,… …
107leu|ko|cyt|ic — «LOO kuh SIHT ihk», adjective. = leucocytic. (Cf. ↑leucocytic) …
108leu|ko|dys|tro|phy — «LOO koh DIHS truh fee», noun. a genetic disorder, often fatal, characterized by the progressive degeneration of the white matter of the brain. Also, leucodystrophy. ╂[< leuko + dystrophy] …
109leu|ko|pla|ki|a — «LOO kuh PLAY kee uh», noun. a condition of the mouth and throat marked by the presence of small white nodules or patches, that may become malignant. ╂[< New Latin leukoplakia < Greek leukós white + pláx, plakós something flat] …
110leu|ko|sis — «loo KOH sihs», noun, plural ses « seez». = leucosis. (Cf. ↑leucosis) …
