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WBC, leucocyte, leukocyte, white blood cell, white blood corpuscle, white cell, white corpuscle
blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system
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packed cells
a preparation of blood cells separated from the liquid plasma
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RBC, erythrocyte, red blood cell
a mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues; a biconcave disc that has no nucleus
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myelocyte
an immature leukocyte normally found in bone marrow
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myeloblast
a precursor of leukocytes that normally occurs only in bone marrow
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macrocyte, megalocyte
abnormally large red blood cell (associated with pernicious anemia)
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megaloblast
abnormally large red blood cell present in pernicious anemia and folic acid deficiency
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lymph cell, lymphocyte
an agranulocytic leukocyte that normally makes up a quarter of the white blood cell count but increases in the presence of infection
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granulocyte
a leukocyte that has granules in its cytoplasm
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monocyte
a type of granular leukocyte that functions in the ingestion of bacteria
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basophil, basophile
a leukocyte with basophilic granules easily stained by basic stains
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neutrophil, neutrophile
the chief phagocytic leukocyte; stains with either basic or acid dyes
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eosinophil, eosinophile
a leukocyte readily stained with eosin
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acanthocyte
an abnormal red blood cell that has thorny projections of protoplasm
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microcyte
an abnormally small red blood cell (less than 5 microns in diameter)
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reticulocyte
an immature red blood cell containing a network of filaments or granules
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sickle cell
an abnormal red blood cell that has a crescent shape and an abnormal form of hemoglobin
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siderocyte
an abnormal red blood cell containing granules of iron not bound in hemoglobin
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spherocyte
an abnormal spherical red blood cell
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target cell
an abnormal red blood cell with the appearance of a dark ring surrounding a dark center; associated with anemia
