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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