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English noun: leucocyte

1. leucocyte (body) blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system


Synonymsleukocyte, WBC, white blood cell, white blood corpuscle, white cell, white corpuscle


Broader (hypernym)blood cell, blood corpuscle, corpuscle, free phagocyte


Narrower (hyponym)basophil, basophile, eosinophil, eosinophile, granulocyte, lymph cell, lymphocyte, monocyte, myeloblast, myelocyte, neutrophil, neutrophile









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