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English noun: white cell

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


Synonymsleucocyte, leukocyte, WBC, white blood cell, white blood corpuscle, 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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