Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps


Noun: WBC
  1. Blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defence system
    - leukocyte, leucocyte, white blood cell, white cell, white blood corpuscle, white corpuscle

Derived forms: WBCs

Type of: blood cell, blood corpuscle, corpuscle, free phagocyte

Encyclopedia: WBC