LEUKOCYTE

leukocyte, leucocyte, white blood cell, white cell, white blood corpuscle, white corpuscle, WBC

(noun) blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body’s defense system

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

leukocyte (plural leukocytes)

(hematology, cytology, immunology) A white blood cell.

Source: Wiktionary



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