white corpuscle
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of white corpuscle
First recorded in 1865–70
Example Sentences
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Dr. Lawrence found that rats placed a few inches from the neutron source lost 80% of their white corpuscle blood count, and if exposure was prolonged the rats developed ulcers, died in two days.
From Time Magazine Archive
The white corpuscle has but two dumping places now, the lungs or kidneys.
From The Royal Road to Health by Tyrrell, Charles Alfred
Every white corpuscle that swims in our veins is now declared to be the armed Knight of Life for ever on the look-out for the microbe Fiend of Death.
From Real Ghost Stories by Stead, Estelle W.
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