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white blood cell

NOUN
cells that eat bacteria and fungi
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After the birth of her second child, her doctor noticed her white blood cell count was high.

From Los Angeles Times

Doctors at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in New York first noticed Schlossberg’s irregular white blood cell count hours after she gave birth to her second child in May 2024, according to the essay.

From The Wall Street Journal

At the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he earned a bachelor of science and a medical degree, Levis became fascinated with T cells, the white blood cells that help defend the body from infections.

From The Wall Street Journal

For this study, the universal CAR T-cells came from the white blood cells of healthy donors.

From Science Daily

The treatment involves precisely editing the DNA in white blood cells to transform them into a cancer-fighting "living drug".

From BBC