Medical Definition of Leukocytotaxia

1. 1. The active ameboid movement of leukocytes, especially the neutrophilic granulocytes, either toward (positive leukocytotaxia) or away from (negative leukocytotaxia) certain microorganisms as well as various substances frequently formed in inflamed tissue. 2. The property of attracting or repelling leukocytes. Synonym: leukocytaxia, leukocytaxis, leukotaxia, leukotaxis. Origin: Leukocyte + G. Taxis, arrangement (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Leukocytotaxia

leukocytoid
leukocytolysin
leukocytolysis
leukocytolytic
leukocytoma
leukocytometer
leukocytopenia
leukocytoplania
leukocytopoiesis
leukocytoses
leukocytosis
leukocytosis
leukocytosis-promoting factor
leukocytosis of the newborn
leukocytotactic
leukocytotaxia (current term)
leukocytotoxin
Leukocytozoon
leukocytozoonosis
leukocyturia
leukoderma
leukoderma
leukodermatous
leukoderma acquisitum centrifugum
leukoderma colli
leukodontia
leukodystrophia
leukodystrophia cerebri progressiva
leukodystrophy
leukodystrophy

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