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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Research has also found long-term exposure can result in anemia, which can leave patients feeling weak and tired; a low white blood cell count, which debilitates the immune system; and a low platelet count, which leads to excessive bleeding and bruising.
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Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2025
For the trial, T-cells — a disease-fighting white blood cell — were genetically engineered to fight the cancer for a process called CAR T-cell therapy.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 18 Feb. 2025
Eosinophilic esophagitis occurs when eosinophils—a white blood cell that helps fight infections and plays a role in the body's immune response to allergies—build up in the lining of the esophagus.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 19 Jan. 2025
Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia is a slow-growing type of cancer that begins in the white blood cells, according to the Mayo Clinic.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2025
For the trial, T-cells — a disease-fighting white blood cell — were genetically engineered to fight the cancer for a process called CAR T-cell therapy.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 18 Feb. 2025
Eosinophilic esophagitis occurs when eosinophils—a white blood cell that helps fight infections and plays a role in the body's immune response to allergies—build up in the lining of the esophagus.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 19 Jan. 2025
Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia is a slow-growing type of cancer that begins in the white blood cells, according to the Mayo Clinic.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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“White blood cell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20blood%20cell. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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