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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The research started back in 2017 where the team found HSCs in the lungs of mice which were capable of making red blood cells, as well as white blood cells which help with fighting infections and healing and also cells which produce platelets.
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Victoria Forster, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
But in 5 to 10 percent of infections, the immune system can’t produce enough white blood cells to surround the invader.
—John Green, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2025
When white blood cells—the body's primary defense against infection—are not carried as efficiently, the immune system becomes less effective.4
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—Jane Kim, Verywell Health, 26 Feb. 2025
Clozapine is also associated with a rare side effect called neutropenia, a drop in white blood cell counts that, in its most severe form, can be life-threatening.
—Ellen Barry, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
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Victoria Forster, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
But in 5 to 10 percent of infections, the immune system can’t produce enough white blood cells to surround the invader.
—John Green, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2025
When white blood cells—the body's primary defense against infection—are not carried as efficiently, the immune system becomes less effective.4
9.
—Jane Kim, Verywell Health, 26 Feb. 2025
Clozapine is also associated with a rare side effect called neutropenia, a drop in white blood cell counts that, in its most severe form, can be life-threatening.
—Ellen Barry, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
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 Apr. 2025.
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