white (blood) corpuscle
1white blood corpuscle — noun blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body s defense system • Syn: ↑leukocyte, ↑leucocyte, ↑white blood cell, ↑white cell, ↑white corpuscle, ↑WBC • Hypernyms: ↑blood cell …
2white blood corpuscle — noun see white blood cell …
3white blood cell — n 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, white corpuscle compare …
4white blood cell — n. LEUKOCYTE: also called white blood corpuscle …
5blood corpuscle — noun either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including platelets • Syn: ↑blood cell, ↑corpuscle • Derivationally related forms: ↑corpuscular (for: ↑corpuscle) • Hypernyms: ↑ …
6white blood cell — noun blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body s defense system • Syn: ↑leukocyte, ↑leucocyte, ↑white cell, ↑white blood corpuscle, ↑white corpuscle, ↑WBC • Hypernyms: ↑bl …
7white blood cell — any of various nearly colorless cells of the immune system that circulate mainly in the blood and lymph and participate in reactions to invading microorganisms or foreign particles, comprising the B cells, T cells, macrophages, monocytes, and… …
8white blood cell — noun Date: 1869 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 …
9white blood cell — noun A type of blood cell that is involved with an immune response, or part of the immune system. Syn: leukocyte, white blood corpuscle, white cell …
10White blood cell — White White (hw[imac]t), a. [Compar. {Whiter} (hw[imac]t [ e]r); superl. {Whitest}.] [OE. whit, AS. hw[imac]t; akin to OFries. and OS. hw[=i]t, D. wit, G. weiss, OHG. w[=i]z, hw[=i]z, Icel. hv[=i]tr, Sw. hvit, Dan. hvid, Goth. hweits, Lith.… …
