Definition of white corpuscle White corpuscle
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What does white corpuscle mean?
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| white corpuscle - blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system | ||
| leukocyte, leucocyte, white blood cell, white cell, white blood corpuscle, WBC | ||
| blood cell, blood corpuscle, corpuscle either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including platelets | ||
| free phagocyte a phagocyte that circulates in the blood | ||
| myelocyte an immature leukocyte normally found in bone marrow | ||
| myeloblast a precursor of leukocytes that normally occurs only in bone marrow | ||
| lymph cell, lymphocyte an agranulocytic leukocyte that normally makes up a quarter of the white blood cell count but increases in the presence of infection | ||
| granulocyte a leukocyte that has granules in its cytoplasm | ||
| monocyte a type of granular leukocyte that functions in the ingestion of bacteria | ||
| basophil, basophile a leukocyte with basophilic granules easily stained by basic stains | ||
| neutrophil, neutrophile the chief phagocytic leukocyte; stains with either basic or acid dyes | ||
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