white corpuscle

Thân thiện

A white corpuscle moves toward a bacterium in a blood vessel.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A type of blood cell that engulfs and destroys bacteria, fungi, and other harmful particles; a crucial component of the body's immune defense system. A white corpuscle is a colorless cell that circulates in the blood and body tissues, playing a key role in protecting the body from infection and disease.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • A high count of white corpuscles often indicates the body is fighting an infection.
  • The doctor examined the blood sample under the microscope to observe the white corpuscles.

Advanced Usage

• "White corpuscle count": A common medical term referring to the number of white blood cells in a given volume of blood, often measured in a complete blood count (CBC) test.
  • Her elevated white corpuscle count confirmed the presence of a bacterial infection.

Variants and Related Words

• Leukocyte (n): The more formal, scientific term for a white blood cell or white corpuscle.
  • Neutrophils and lymphocytes are types of leukocytes.
• White blood cell (WBC) (n): The most common modern term, synonymous with white corpuscle.
  • The test measures your white blood cell levels.

Synonyms

• Leukocyte: A white blood cell.
• White blood cell (WBC): A blood cell that is part of the immune system.

Related Phrases

• White corpuscle differential: A laboratory test that counts the different types of white blood cells present in a sample.
  • The white corpuscle differential showed a high number of neutrophils.

Học thuật

Noun

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

Từ đồng nghĩa

• leukocyte
• leucocyte
• white blood cell
• white cell
• white blood corpuscle
• WBC