White Blood Cells

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
WBC
Pronunciation
/waɪt bləd sɛlz/
Category
Medical
Related Field
Hospitals

Examples in Context

  1. I separated the epithelials from white blood cells from the hammer.
  2. Laboratory findings show low counts of white blood cells and platelets as well as elevated liver enzymes.
  3. Bone marrow is the source of the white blood cells of the immune system.
  4. White blood cells include T and B cells.
  5. An important exception to this system of nomenclature is leukemia, or cancer of the white blood cells.

Other meanings of WBC

White Blood Cell Medical
White Blood Count Misc
White Blood Cell count Medical
White Blood Corpuscle or leukocyte Medical
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