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leu·ko·tax·ine

or chiefly Brit  leu*co*tax*ine  n :  a crystalline polypeptide that is obtained from the fluid at sites of inflammation in the body and that increases the permeability of capillaries and migration of leukocytes .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  leu·ko·tox·in 

 
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