what is a white blood cell
Full Definition of WHITE BLOOD CELL. : any of the blood cells that are colorless, lack hemoglobin, contain a nucleus, and include the lymphocytes, monocytes, neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils âcalled also leukocyte, white blood corpuscle, white cell.See white blood cell defined for English-language learners.ull Definition of WHITE BLOOD CELL. : any of the blood cells that are colorless, lack hemoglobin, contain a nucleus, and include the lymphocytes, monocytes, neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils âcalled also leukocyte, white blood corpuscle, white cell. See white blood cell defined for English-language learners.