Noun: white blood corpuscle
- Blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defence system
"white blood corpuscles increase in number during infections";
- leukocyte, leucocyte, white blood cell, white cell, white corpuscle, WBC
Derived forms: white blood corpuscles
Type of: blood cell, blood corpuscle, corpuscle, free phagocyte