white cell

noun

Examples of white cell in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Platelet donation: This involves a special machine that isolates and takes just the blood platelets, then returns the other blood components — plasma, red cells and white cells — back to the donor. Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2024 However, there are a large variety of blood diseases that cause low white cell counts. Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 31 July 2023 Some affect the lymphocytes, while others affect the granulocytes (the two main types of white cells). Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 31 July 2023 One way of monitoring for both acute and chronic radiation exposure is to look for drops in the blood cells produced by the bone marrow – white cells, red cells, and platelets. Monica Lopez, Scientific American, 27 July 2023 See all Example Sentences for white cell 

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Word History

First Known Use

1852, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of white cell was in 1852

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“White cell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20cell. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.

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