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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Ars Video Lab results showed that his blood had abnormally high concentrations of red and white blood cells, and low levels of platelets.
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Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 28 May 2025
The researchers measured telomere length in white blood cell samples taken from participants at study start, then two years and four years later.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 27 May 2025
Chen says clinical trials that evaluate droplets from many different patients will also be necessary to ensure the tests work with samples that have varying pH levels, white blood cell counts and fructose concentrations.
—Joanna Thompson, Scientific American, 14 May 2025
The plan was to resume chemotherapy afterward but a combination of positive margins (residual cancer cells) and a white blood cell count that never rebounded prevented her from continuing.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 2 May 2025
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Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 28 May 2025
The researchers measured telomere length in white blood cell samples taken from participants at study start, then two years and four years later.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 27 May 2025
Chen says clinical trials that evaluate droplets from many different patients will also be necessary to ensure the tests work with samples that have varying pH levels, white blood cell counts and fructose concentrations.
—Joanna Thompson, Scientific American, 14 May 2025
The plan was to resume chemotherapy afterward but a combination of positive margins (residual cancer cells) and a white blood cell count that never rebounded prevented her from continuing.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 2 May 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 3 Jun. 2025.
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