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WBC

abbr.

white blood cell

WBC

abbreviation for

(Individual Sports & Recreations / Boxing) World Boxing Council

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WBC - blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system

leucocyte, leukocyte, white blood cell, white blood corpuscle, white cell, white corpuscle

myelocyte - an immature leukocyte normally found in bone marrow

myeloblast - a precursor of leukocytes that normally occurs only in bone marrow

blood cell, blood corpuscle, corpuscle - either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including platelets

free phagocyte - a phagocyte that circulates in the blood

lymph cell, lymphocyte - an agranulocytic leukocyte that normally makes up a quarter of the white blood cell count but increases in the presence of infection

granulocyte - a leukocyte that has granules in its cytoplasm

monocyte - a type of granular leukocyte that functions in the ingestion of bacteria

basophil, basophile - a leukocyte with basophilic granules easily stained by basic stains

neutrophil, neutrophile - the chief phagocytic leukocyte; stains with either basic or acid dyes

eosinophil, eosinophile - a leukocyte readily stained with eosin

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basophil
basophile
blood cell
blood corpuscle
corpuscle
eosinophil
eosinophile
free phagocyte
granulocyte
leucocyte
leukocyte
lymph cell
lymphocyte
monocyte
myeloblast
myelocyte
neutrophil
neutrophile
white blood cell

The boxer, from Merthyr Tydfil, got the posthumous accolade 41 years after he was crowned WBC Featherweight Champion.

Hall of fame spot for Welsh fighter by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)

11/6/2008 11:23:20 AM Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao must pay $30,000 within the next 15 days or be stripped of his World Boxing Council lightweight title, the WBC has announced.

Pacquiao told pay up or lose title by Aljazeera.net

JUNIOR WITTER will make the third defence of his WBC light-welterweight title against unbeaten American Timothy Bradley at the Nottingham Arena on May 10.

Boxing: Witter gets his big TV chance by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)