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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Considered a type of Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, the condition converts some white blood cells into cancerous ones, according to the Mayo Clinic.
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Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025
Vaccines work by introducing antigens that mimic a pathogen, triggering lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell) to produce antibodies.
—Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 24 Feb. 2025
During the blood’s sojourn on the rack, white blood cells are filtered out.
—Nicola Twilley, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
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.
—Victoria Forster, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
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Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025
Vaccines work by introducing antigens that mimic a pathogen, triggering lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell) to produce antibodies.
—Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 24 Feb. 2025
During the blood’s sojourn on the rack, white blood cells are filtered out.
—Nicola Twilley, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
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.
—Victoria Forster, Forbes, 15 Mar. 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 28 Apr. 2025.
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