white blood cell
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2.5
- noun
- /waɪt blʌd sɛl/
- Specialized
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glóbulo blanco
- During the infection, the patient's white blood cell count increased significantly as the body fought off the illness.
- white blood cell count
- white blood cell type
- white blood cell subtype
It increases white blood cell counts and certain immune system cells.
- It increases white blood cell counts and certain immune system cells.
- So in your case, your white blood cell count is in the normal range, which is great.
- A neutrophil is a white blood cell whose only job is to fight infection.
- They took me to the doctor and the doctor said he has no white blood cells.
- But the, but the white blood cells are, are, are very powerful and very important for your health, but they're designed essentially to attack.
Examples
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So in your case, your white blood cell count is in the normal range, which is great.
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A neutrophil is a white blood cell whose only job is to fight infection.
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And now we see the white blood cell unable to attack it.
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So this is a picture of a white blood cell in a field of red blood cells.
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But your blood also has white blood cells, and white blood cells are a lot bigger than red blood cells.
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Your white blood cell count will drop.
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So you can see how a lack of white blood cells can be dangerous to the human body, right?
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The patient's white blood cell count and body temperature remained normal.
Academic text (2008) -
And it helps to create more white blood cells so you can fight off infections.
Blog text (32) -
His temperature was 101.2°F, and his white blood cell count was elevated.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
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3.3
A blood cell that eats and kills germs to protect the body
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3.5
A blood cell that eats bacteria and fungi to help fight infection
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5.4
A white blood cell that helps the body fight infection by eating bacteria and fungi
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4.6
A blood cell that surrounds and destroys germs
A blood cell that helps protect the body by eating and killing bacteria and other germs
Antonyms
- Specialized
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3.1
A small round cell in the blood that carries oxygen to body tissues
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: combining 'white' + 'blood' + 'cell' describes a type of cell found in blood that is white (i.e., not the red blood cells), so a learner who knows the constituents can infer it refers to immune-related blood cells. This noun-noun compounding is cross-linguistically common and follows normal English composition patterns, making it immediately understandable to B1 learners.
Etymology
White blood cell The name white blood cell comes from early microscopes, where the small cells looked pale or white next to the red cells in the blood. Because these pale cells act like tiny guards that 'fight infections', the name now means the cells that help protect the body.