All the white blood cells are able to move like an amoeba, and can migrate out of blood vessels into the surrounding tissues. Note-it is easy to confuse the different leucocytes in blood smears. To identify them, you need to look for the shape of the nucleus, and compare their size, relative to that of a red blood cell.
peri-. a prefix meaning âabout,â âaroundâ (perimeter; periscope), âenclosing,â âsurroundingâ (pericardium), ânearâ (perigee; perihelion).
home / medterms medical dictionary a-z list / hemi- definition Medical Definition of Hemi- Hemi-: Prefix meaning one half, as in hemiparesis, hemiplegia, and hemithorax. From the Greek hemisus meaning half and equivalent to the Latin semi-. As a general rule, not always followed, hemi- goes with words of Greek origin and semi- with those of Latin origin. What Kind of Doctor Do I Need?