white blood cell

== English == === Pronunciation === === Noun === white blood cell (plural white blood cells) (hematology, cytology, immunology) A type of blood cell that is involved with an immune response, or part of the immune system. Synonyms: (initialism) WBC, white cell, leukocyte, (rare) white blood corpuscle Hypernym: blood cell Hyponyms: basophil, lymphocyte, eosinophil, neutrophil, phagocyte, macrophage Coordinate terms: platelet, red blood cell ==== Translations ====