white blood cell production
nounUK /waɪt blʌd sɛl prəˈdʌkʃən/
US /waɪt blʌd sɛl prəˈdʌkʃən/
Your body making the special cells that fight germs and keep you healthy.
When you get an infection, your white blood cell production speeds up to help you get better.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The process in bone marrow where stem cells turn into white blood cells.
Doctors study white blood cell production to understand certain blood disorders.
3. An increase in the number of white blood cells made by the body.
The lab test showed a rise in white blood cell production after the illness.
4. The body's way of making germ-fighting cells when it senses danger.
White blood cell production is part of how the body defends itself.