leuko-
1.
a combining form with the meanings “white,” “white blood cell,” used in the formation of compound words:
leukopoiesis; leukotomy.
Also,
leuco-
;
especially before a vowel,
leuk-
.
Origin
<
Greek
leuko-,
combining form of
leukós
white, bright
British Dictionary definitions for
leuko-
leuco-
combining form
1.
white or lacking colour:
leucocyte,
leucorrhoea,
leukaemia
Word Origin
from Greek
leukos
white
leuko-
combining form
1.
a variant of
leuco-
leuko-
in Medicine
leuko-
or
leuk-
or
leuco-
or
leuc-
pref.
White; colorless:
leukoderma.
Leukocyte:
leukopenia.