White blood cells are the body's primary defense against invading organisms and other foreign material These cells use two main methods of defense: phagocytosis (consumption of the invader) and the immune response (see antibodies)
A type of cell in the immune system that helps the body fight infection and disease White blood cells include lymphocytes, granulocytes, macrophages and others
term for a variety of cells that are part of the immune system and fight infection, produce antibodies, and attack and destroy cancer cells in the body
Any of various blood cells that have a nucleus and cytoplasm, separate into a thin white layer when whole blood is centrifuged, and help protect the body from infection and disease. White blood cells include neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils, lymphocytes, and monocytes. Also called leukocyte, white cell, white corpuscle. one of the cells in your blood which fights against infection red blood cell