white corpuscle

noun

blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system

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noun

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white corpuscle noun

A white blood cell, a leucocyte

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Main Entry: ↑white

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white corpuscle,

= white blood cell. (Cf. ↑white blood cell)

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noun, pl ⋯ -puscles [count]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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White corpuscle — 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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
white corpuscle — n WHITE BLOOD CELL * * * leukocyte … Medical dictionary
white corpuscle — n a ↑white blood cell … Dictionary of contemporary English
white corpuscle — n. LEUKOCYTE * * * … Universalium
white corpuscle — n. LEUKOCYTE … English World dictionary
white corpuscle — white′ cor′puscle n. anat. white blood cell • Etymology: 1865–70 … From formal English to slang
white corpuscle — Synonyms and related words: Rh factor, Rh negative, Rh positive, Rh type, Rhesus factor, antibody, antigen, arterial blood, blood, blood bank, blood cell, blood count, blood donor, blood donor center, blood group, blood grouping, blood picture,… … Moby Thesaurus
white corpuscle. — See white blood cell. [1865 70] * * * … Universalium
white corpuscle — noun (C) a white blood cell … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
white corpuscle. — See white blood cell. [1865 70] … Useful english dictionary

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