White blood corpuscles Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system
white blood corpuscle; leukocyte; white blood cell; white cell; WBC; white corpuscle; leucocyte.
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(Physiol.) , rounded, slightly flattened, nucleated cells, mainly protoplasmic in composition, and possessed of contractile power. In man, the average size is about 1⁄2500 of an inch, and they are present in blood in much smaller numbers than the red corpuscles.
