Español > glóbulos blancos: 1 sentido > nombre 1, body| Sentido | blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system. |
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| Sinónimos | glóbulo blanco, leucocito |
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| Específico | basófilo | A leukocyte with basophilic granules easily stained by basic stains |
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| eosinófilo | A leukocyte readily stained with eosin |
| granulocito | A leukocyte that has granules in its cytoplasm |
| linfocito | An agranulocytic leukocyte that normally makes up a quarter of the white blood cell count but increases in the presence of infection |
| mieloblasto | A precursor of leukocytes that normally occurs only in bone marrow |
| mielocito | An immature leukocyte normally found in bone marrow |
| monocito | A type of granular leukocyte that functions in the ingestion of bacteria |
| neutrófilo | The chief phagocytic leukocyte |
| General | célula sanguínea, corpúsculo, glóbulo | Either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including platelets |
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| leucocito | A phagocyte that circulates in the blood |
| Inglés | leukocyte, leucocyte, white blood cell, white cell, white blood corpuscle, white corpuscle, WBC |
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| Catalán | globuls blancs, leucòcit |
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