white blood cell

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white blood cell (plural white blood cells)

  1. (hematology, cytology, immunology) A type of blood cell that is involved with an immune response, or part of the immune system.
    Synonyms: (initialism) WBC, white cell, leukocyte, (rare) white blood corpuscle
    Coordinate terms: platelet, red blood cell
    Hypernym: blood cell
    Hyponyms: basophil, lymphocyte, eosinophil, neutrophil, phagocyte, macrophage

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