| English noun: white corpuscle | |||
| 1. | white corpuscle (body) blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system | ||
| Synonyms | leucocyte, leukocyte, WBC, white blood cell, white blood corpuscle, white cell | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | blood cell, blood corpuscle, corpuscle, free phagocyte | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | basophil, basophile, eosinophil, eosinophile, granulocyte, lymph cell, lymphocyte, monocyte, myeloblast, myelocyte, neutrophil, neutrophile | ||