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white blood cell
noun as in cells that eat bacteria and fungi
Example Sentences
Angela's daughter Johanna had been diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukaemia, a type of cancer which affects the white blood cells and bone marrow, at just 16 years old.
The light-sensing abilities of cells in the retina are different in skillset to white blood cells that produce antibodies to fight infection.
Her white blood cell count was critically high and her blood pressure perilously low — at one point, as Thurman got up to go to the bathroom, she fainted again and hit her head.
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma is a type of blood cancer that affects white blood cells called lymphocytes, which form part of your immune system.
Most white blood cells attack infections in the body by triggering an immune response.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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