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Noun: white corpuscle  wIt kor-pu-sul
  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, WBC

Derived forms: white corpuscles

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

Encyclopedia: White corpuscle

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