Noun

• S: (n) leukocyte, leucocyte, white blood cell, white cell, white blood corpuscle, white corpuscle, WBC (blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system)
• direct hyponym / full hyponym
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) blood cell, blood corpuscle, corpuscle (either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including platelets)
• direct hyponym / full hyponym
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• part holonym
• derivationally related form
• S: (n) free phagocyte (a phagocyte that circulates in the blood)
• S: (n) leukocyte, leucocyte, white blood cell, white cell, white blood corpuscle, white corpuscle, WBC (blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system)