noun
blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system
• Syn: ↑leukocyte, ↑leucocyte, ↑white blood cell, ↑white blood corpuscle, ↑white corpuscle, ↑WBC
• Hypernyms: ↑blood cell, ↑blood corpuscle, ↑corpuscle, ↑free phagocyte
• Hyponyms:
↑myelocyte, ↑myeloblast, ↑lymphocyte, ↑lymph cell, ↑granulocyte, ↑monocyte, ↑basophil, ↑basophile, ↑neutrophil, ↑neutrophile, ↑eosinophil, ↑eosinophile
Useful english dictionary. 2012.