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View synonyms for white blood cells

white blood cells

  1. Colorless cells in the blood that help combat infection . Some white blood cells act as scavengers by engulfing foreign particles (such as bacteria ) and destroying them. Others produce antibodies or destroy dead cells. ( See AIDS.)


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The very white blood cells tasked with protecting me had turned on my hair follicles.

MDS is a relatively rare condition that can lead to a depletion of red or white blood cells, anemia, heavy bleeding.

We catch our greatest enemy, the white blood-cells, when they are without their fighting clothes on, and then we get busy.

This latter is probably produced by the white blood-cells when in disintegration.

If we are not in good health the bacteria may overcome the white blood cells.

The white blood cells grow into the sides of cuts, and so heal them.

Some of the white blood cells and the liquid from the blood run out, and we have to blow the nose.

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