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English noun: white blood cell

1. white blood 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 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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