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Lymphocytes Pronunciation
Lymphocytes is pronounced LIM-fuh-syts, IPA /ˈlɪmfəˌsaɪts/.
LIM-fuh-syts
US /ˈlɪmfəˌsaɪts/ · UK /ˈlɪmfəˌsaɪts/
Syllables: LIM · fuh · syts (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun (plural): The white blood cells that carry out much of the immune response.
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Lymphocytes in a Sentence
- Her lymphocytes were counted again on Monday.
- Lymphocytes gather wherever there is infection.
- The drug suppresses lymphocytes for several weeks.
Common Mispronunciations of Lymphocytes
Not LY-fuh-syts
The mph block holds an m and an f together, so the first beat closes on the m before the f opens the second.
Not LIM-foh-sits
The cyte ending holds the long eye of site, and the middle beat flattens to fuh.
Tip: Both y letters here do different work: the first is a short i and the second a long eye.
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