white blood cell

Noun

Meaning

white blood cell (plural white blood cells)

(hematology, cytology, immunology) A type of blood cell that is involved with an immune response, or part of the immune system.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

leukocyte erythrocyte corpuscle leucocyte red blood cell basophile white cell white blood corpuscle

Hypernyms

corpuscle

Hyponyms

lymphocyte basophil basophile lymph cell

Examples

Cells further A scanning electron microscope (SEM) image of a normal red blood cell (left), a platelet (middle), and a white blood cell (right). Source: Internet

A low white blood cell count usually only occurs in people with Felty's syndrome with an enlarged liver and spleen. Source: Internet

For an aleukemic patient, the white blood cell counts in the bloodstream can be normal or low. Source: Internet

However, both the white blood cells and ESR may be elevated due to gout in the absence of infection. citation citation A white blood cell count as high as 40.0×10 9 /l (40,000/mm 3 ) has been documented. Source: Internet

ISBN 0-7167-4366-3 *The rest: citation Red and white blood cell production is regulated with great precision in healthy humans, and the production of leukocytes is rapidly increased during infection. Source: Internet

It contains Niacin (vitamin B3) which produces neutrophils (a white blood cell) that helps the body's immune system fight against Staphylococcus bacteria. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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