white corpuscle

noun

1. white blood cell.

Word History and Origins

Origin of white corpuscle¹

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

On April 3, 1934, in an article about a dying 4-year-old girl, a reporter described the disease as “an overabundance of white corpuscles in the blood,” adding that “its cure is infrequent.”

From New York Times

The white corpuscles stagnate, stick to the wall for a longer or shorter time, and often change their place, while the red corpuscles are in constant and progressive motion.

From Project Gutenberg

At other times it is not sufficient, particularly if the disease has advanced and the number of bacteria is too great for the enfeebled white corpuscles to deal with.

From Project Gutenberg

On the method of counting red and white corpuscles with Thoma's Apparatus.

From Project Gutenberg

Besides these, and floating along in the same plasma, are the white corpuscles.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• red blood cell
• white blood cell