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 Meaning of WHITE CORPUSCLE
| Pronunciation: |  | wIt 'korpusul 
 
 |  |  WordNet Dictionary |  |  |  |  | Definition: |  | [n]  blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system |  |  |  |  | Websites: |  |  |  |  |  |  | Synonyms: |  | leucocyte, leukocyte, WBC, white blood cell, white blood corpuscle, white cell |  |  |  |  | See Also: |  | basophil, basophile, blood cell, blood corpuscle, corpuscle, eosinophil, eosinophile, free phagocyte, granulocyte, lymph cell, lymphocyte, monocyte, myeloblast, myelocyte, neutrophil, neutrophile |  |     |    |  |