white blood cell
noun
: any of the blood cells that are colorless, lack hemoglobin, contain a nucleus, and include the lymphocytes, monocytes, neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils
called also leukocyte, white blood corpuscle, white cell
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The news came after her doctor noticed an imbalance in her white blood cell count.
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Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
While in the hospital for the birth of her second child, her doctor noticed her white blood cell count was high.
—Marc Levy, Fortune, 30 Dec. 2025
Just hours after giving birth, Schlossberg said doctors noticed issues with her abnormally high white blood cell count.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 30 Dec. 2025
Asymptomatic bacteriuria represents the growth of bacteria in a culture with or without white blood cells in the urine of a person who lacks symptoms of a UTI such as burning upon urination.
—Neil Gaffin, STAT, 29 Dec. 2025
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Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
While in the hospital for the birth of her second child, her doctor noticed her white blood cell count was high.
—Marc Levy, Fortune, 30 Dec. 2025
Just hours after giving birth, Schlossberg said doctors noticed issues with her abnormally high white blood cell count.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 30 Dec. 2025
Asymptomatic bacteriuria represents the growth of bacteria in a culture with or without white blood cells in the urine of a person who lacks symptoms of a UTI such as burning upon urination.
—Neil Gaffin, STAT, 29 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for white blood cell
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“White blood cell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20blood%20cell. Accessed 2 Jan. 2026.
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