blood cell

NOUN

blood corpuscle

Synonyms

STRONGEST

red blood cell white blood cell

WEAK

corpuscle erythrocyte hemocyte leukocyte red corpuscle white corpuscle

Example Sentences

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The analysis also revealed how different blood cell types may have branched off over time.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

Neutrophils, a type of white blood cell circulating in the bloodstream, act as some of the body's first responders to infection and inflammation.

From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026

Over time, the glitches in individual cells add up; a single white blood cell from a 100-year-old, we learn, typically contains more than 3,000 mutations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

He started chemotherapy soon after the February podcast was recorded and was getting white blood cell injections to help boost his immune system.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

He wasn’t able to go to school for weeks on end when his white blood cell counts were low, so I was basically his sole source of entertainment.

From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick