white blood cell
noun
: any of the blood cells that are colorless, lack hemoglobin, contain a nucleus, and include the lymphocytes, monocytes, neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils
called also leukocyte, white blood corpuscle, white cell
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Donovan was first diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, a strain of the disease that starts in white blood cells and affects bone marrow, in 2000.
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CBS News, 26 Oct. 2024
Strengthening the immune system by supporting the action of white blood cells to fight viruses and bacteria.
—Alessandra Signorelli, Vogue, 2 Aug. 2024
This liquid, now called lymph, flows through your nodes, which, again, act as filters, trapping suspicious components and deploying an army of white blood cells against them.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 30 Oct. 2024
The tonsils contain a plethora of white blood cells that help your body fight off infection and disease, according to Cleveland Clinic.
—Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
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CBS News, 26 Oct. 2024
Strengthening the immune system by supporting the action of white blood cells to fight viruses and bacteria.
—Alessandra Signorelli, Vogue, 2 Aug. 2024
This liquid, now called lymph, flows through your nodes, which, again, act as filters, trapping suspicious components and deploying an army of white blood cells against them.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 30 Oct. 2024
The tonsils contain a plethora of white blood cells that help your body fight off infection and disease, according to Cleveland Clinic.
—Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for white blood cell
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“White blood cell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20blood%20cell. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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