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