How to Use white cell in a Sentence

white cell

noun
  • Red cells, white cells or platelets were at critically low levels.
    — Alex Harrison, Cincinnati.com, 23 Oct. 2019
  • But then, day by day, as the ritual progressed, and fewer white cells were left, the stuff grew clear.
    — Eric Boodman, STAT, 6 Dec. 2019
  • There are two forms of fat cells, brown cells and white cells, and each plays a different role in our metabolism.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN, 24 June 2019
  • By then, Kelly’s white cell count and lactic acid (both markers for infection) were normal.
    — Tony Dajer, Discover Magazine, 11 Feb. 2020
  • Some affect the lymphocytes, while others affect the granulocytes (the two main types of white cells).
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 31 July 2023
  • The epitopes flagged the bacteria, triggering white cells and othe immune fighters to attack.
    — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 6 July 2018
  • And blood work showed leucocytosis — his white cells were high, which is most commonly the result of infection.
    — Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 12 July 2019
  • Platelets in the blood form clots, white cells are summoned, dead cells are cleared away, and a cascade of chemical signals sounds the alarm to draw in units known as fibroblasts.
    — Mike McRae 28, New Atlas, 28 June 2026
  • This is a doctor whose patients are virtually all immunocompromised, since most cancer drugs wipe out our white cell count.
    — Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2020
  • While brown cells help generate heat, white cells are responsible for the storage of fat -- or, energy -- ready for release as needed.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN, 24 June 2019
  • The red team was ready to begin shooting down the V-22s when Van Riper’s chief of staff received a message from the white cell.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 3 Jan. 2020
  • These cells, known as hematopoietic stem cells, are the body’s building blocks for every type of blood cell, from oxygen-carrying red cells to immune-boosting white cells.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The patient’s hemoglobin level had plummeted; his white cells, or leukocytes, had multiplied; he was doubled over in pain.
    — Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
  • One way of monitoring for both acute and chronic radiation exposure is to look for drops in the blood cells produced by the bone marrow – white cells, red cells, and platelets.
    — Monica Lopez, Scientific American, 27 July 2023
  • In this cancer, a type of white cell called a plasma cell creates abnormal fibers that can break down and form the characteristic saw-toothed fibers of amyloidosis.
    — New York Times, 28 July 2021
  • Young-blood transfusions typically involve plasma, the fluid part of blood packed with signaling proteins and other molecules but no red or white cells.
    — Rebecca Robbins, Scientific American, 20 Feb. 2019
  • Unfortunately, low white cell counts can sometimes indicate a severe bone marrow problem, so your friend does need to get an evaluation if the repeat test still shows a very low count.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 29 Nov. 2022
  • Spinal taps revealed high white cell counts in the cerebrospinal fluid—usually a harbinger of severe infection—but bacterial and viral cultures grew nothing.
    — Tony Dajer, Discover Magazine, 2 Aug. 2011
  • The procedure involves drawing the patient's own blood, removing its red and white cells, leaving behind plasma full of platelets and growth factors known to regenerate different types of tissue.
    — Erika Edwards, NBC News, 31 Mar. 2023
  • New on Friday was that the field was down to 19 as King Fury scratched due to a fever and elevated white cell count, which usually indicates an infection.
    — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2021
  • In early August, after a routine blood test found her white cell count plummeting, she was taken by ambulance to Methodist Hospital in Brooklyn for a blood transfusion.
    — Andrew Jacobs, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2019

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