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).
2. Pericentric : PERI centric (per i senâ trik) adj. Deposited around the centre 3. Periclitate : PERI clitate (pe rikâ lit ate) v. To expose to danger 4. Pericranium : PERI cranium (per i krayâ nee um) n. Around the skull 5. Pericardium : PERI cardium (per i kardâ ee um) n. Around the heart 6. Periosteal : PERI osteal (per ee osâ tee al) adj. Situated around the bone 7. Perigee : PERI gee (perâ i jee) n.