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white blood cells

noun as in cells that eat bacteria and fungi

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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.

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The light-sensing abilities of cells in the retina are different in skillset to white blood cells that produce antibodies to fight infection.

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Non-Hodgkin lymphoma is a type of blood cancer that affects white blood cells called lymphocytes, which form part of your immune system.

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Most white blood cells attack infections in the body by triggering an immune response.

T and B cells are specialised white blood cells that play crucial roles in our immune system.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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