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Prefix meaning on the left side, as in levorotation (turning or twisting to the left). The opposition of levo- is dextro-.

One of a group of chemicals produced by the body that accompanies inflammation. Leukotrienes are believed to play a major role in causing the symptoms of hay fever and asthma.

A shortage of white blood cells.

A condition in which the number of white blood cells is higher than normal.

White Blood Cells that help the body fight infections and other diseases. Also called white blood cells (WBCs).

Prefix meaning white, as in leukocyte (white blood cell).

Cancer of the blood cells. Strictly speaking, leukemia should refer only to cancer of the white blood cells (leukocytes), but in practice it can apply to malignancy of any cellular element in the blood or bone marrow, as in red cell leukemia (erythroleukemia). Treatment may involve chemo’therapy, radiation therapy, biological therapy, and/or bone marrow transplantation. Also spelled leucemia. See also accelerated phase of…

Prefix meaning white, as in leukemia. Leuk-and leuko-, the form used before a consonant, come from the Greek “leukos” meaning white.

Leucine.

Abnormal drowsiness, stupor.