white cell

noun

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Typically a complete blood count (CBC), which measures levels of all three blood cell types (red cells, white cells, and platelets), is ordered. Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 30 Oct. 2024 In other words, the cow doesn’t even have symptoms; there are just some inflammatory white cells in the milk. Nicholas St. Fleur, STAT, 16 Aug. 2024 Platelet donation: This involves a special machine that isolates and takes just the blood platelets, then returns the other blood components — plasma, red cells and white cells — back to the donor. Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2024 However, there are a large variety of blood diseases that cause low white cell counts. Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 31 July 2023 See all Example Sentences for white cell 

Word History

First Known Use

1852, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of white cell was in 1852

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“White cell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20cell. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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