Word

leucocyte, n.
(leucocytes)

blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system
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WBC leucocyte leukocyte white blood cell white blood corpuscle white cell white corpuscle

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hyponym

myelocyte myeloblast lymphocyte, lymph cell granulocyte monocyte basophil, basophile neutrophil, neutrophile eosinophil, eosinophile

hypernym

blood cell, blood corpuscle, corpuscle free phagocyte