Elinye igama lembewu emhlophe egazini kuthiwa yileukocyte. U-Leuko uthetha ukuthi ‘mhlophe’. u-cyte uthetha ukuthi ‘cell’. Oonobumba abathi MGM bashunqulela ngolu hlobo ’’’m’’’hlophe ’’’g’’’azi ’’’m’’’bewu. Zintathu ezona ndidi zeMGM. Kukho eze''lymphocytes'', ezegranulocytes kunye nee''monocytes''. Inxalenye yeeMGM zivuthelwa kwiimbewu ezenza umsebenzi ofanayo kwizihlunu zomzimba.