leuco-, leuc-, leuko-, leuk-, -leukemia

(Greek: white; the primary meaning now is the color "white"; but it comes from "light, clear, bright")

leukonecrosis

White gangrene.

leukonychia

1. The occurrence of white spots or patches under the nails.
2. An abnormal whiteness of the nails.

It has a variety of causes; including, total (leukonychia totalis) or only in spots (leukonychia punctata) or streaks (leukonychia striata).

leukopathia

leukopathy

leukopenia

leukopenic

leukophagocytosis

The ingestion of leukocytes by phagocytes.

leukophyl

leukophyll

leukophyte

leukoplast

leukopoiesis

leukopoietic

Pertaining to or characterised by leukopoiesis, as manifested by portions of the bone marrow and reticuloendothelial and lymphoid tissues, which form (respectively) the granulocytes, monocytes, and lymphocytes.

leukorrhagia

leukoscope

Inter-related cross references, directly or indirectly, involving word units meaning "white": albo-; albumino-.

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leuco-, leuc-, leuko-, leuk-, -leukemia

(Greek: white; the primary meaning now is the color "white"; but it comes from "light, clear, bright")

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