Biology- WBC

Alissa N. (United States of America)
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  1. leukocyte
    blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi
  2. leukocytosis
    an abnormal increase in the number of white blood cells in the blood as a result of infection (as in leukemia)
  3. leukopenia
    an abnormal lowering of the white blood cell count
  4. granulocyte
    a leukocyte that has granules in its cytoplasm
  5. neutrophil
    the chief phagocytic leukocyte
  6. phagocyte
    a cell that engulfs and digests debris and invading microorganisms
  7. monocyte
    a type of granular leukocyte that functions in the ingestion of bacteria
  8. phagocytosis
    process in which phagocytes engulf and digest microorganisms and cellular debris; an important defense against infection
  9. T cell
    a small lymphocyte developed in the thymus
  10. lymphocyte
    an agranulocytic leukocyte that normally makes up a quarter of the white blood cell count but increases in the presence of infection
  11. diapedesis
    passage of blood cells (especially white blood cells) through intact capillary walls and into the surrounding tissue
Created on Sat Jul 20 11:45:27 EDT 2013

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