White blood cell

Last revised by Daniel J Bell ◉ on 10 Jul 2021

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Citation:

Bell D, White blood cell. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 31 May 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-70147

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https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-70147

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70147

Article created:

5 Aug 2019, Daniel J Bell ◉

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Last revised:

10 Jul 2021, Daniel J Bell ◉

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Leukocytes
White blood cells
White cells
White blood corpuscle
White blood corpuscles
White corpuscle
White corpuscles
Leukocyte
Leucocyte
Leucocytes
White cell

White blood cells or leukocytes are one of the main cell types found in normal human blood. They are actually colourless (but appear white on light microscopy) and are divided into granular and non-granular types.

Types of white blood cell:

granular
non-granular
- lymphocytes
- monocytes

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