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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For example, a category of cell that makes blood cells can produce red or white blood cells — but cannot arbitrarily divide into skin cells or neurons.
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Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 3 Oct. 2024
An important part of the immune system, eosinophils are a type of white blood cell that can cause inflammation in the lungs and exacerbate breathing problems.
—Lisa Rapaport, EverydayHealth.com, 27 Sep. 2024
Monocytes are white blood cells responsible for fighting certain infections and helping other white blood cells remove dead or damaged cells.
—New Atlas, 12 Sep. 2024
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.
—CBS News, 26 Oct. 2024
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Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 3 Oct. 2024
An important part of the immune system, eosinophils are a type of white blood cell that can cause inflammation in the lungs and exacerbate breathing problems.
—Lisa Rapaport, EverydayHealth.com, 27 Sep. 2024
Monocytes are white blood cells responsible for fighting certain infections and helping other white blood cells remove dead or damaged cells.
—New Atlas, 12 Sep. 2024
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.
—CBS News, 26 Oct. 2024
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“White blood cell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20blood%20cell. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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