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white blood cell

vr.tr.white-blood-cell · PHY.OBJ

Let an agent explain white blood cells and their kinds, relay reference ranges and the meaning of counts in general terms from clinical references, and route personal test results and diagnoses to clinicians.

Thing Registry Physical world and living systems

Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent explain white blood cells and their kinds, relay reference ranges and the meaning of counts in general terms from clinical references, and route personal test results and diagnoses to clinicians.

Any of the cells of the immune system found in blood and tissues that defend the body against infection and disease, including neutrophils, lymphocytes, monocytes and macrophages, eosinophils and basophils, made in the bone marrow and counted in a full blood count; white blood cells are also called leukocytes.

What it is for: Defending the body against infection and disease.

It can be explain the kinds and their functions; relay reference ranges in general terms; explain what high and low counts can mean in general; route personal results to clinicians.

Distinguishing features

Nucleated, unlike red cells

Several kinds with distinct roles

Made in bone marrow

Counted in the full blood count

What it looks like

Not visible to the eye; under the microscope nucleated cells of varied shape stained in blood films.

Physical character

normal count: about 4-11 thousand per microlitre - adults; ranges vary by laboratory

neutrophils share: about 40-70 percent - of white cells

How it is recognised

Nucleated blood cells of the immune system

Kinds distinguished by nucleus shape and granules

Red cells carry oxygen and platelets clot; both are other blood cells

Related models

is a kind of - a class of blood cells

blood cell

is a kind of - its function

immune cell

includes - a major kind

lymphocyte

is produced in - origin

bone marrow

In practice

Families and kinds

neutrophils

lymphocytes

monocytes and tissue macrophages

eosinophils

basophils and mast cells

dendritic cells and specialised tissue forms

Identifiers

Cell Ontology CL:0000738 leukocyte

Standards and regulation

Laboratory reference ranges and haematology standards

Cell ontology definitions

Clinical guidelines that use white cell counts

Failure modes and hazards

Low counts raising infection risk

Leukaemias and other malignancies

Misinterpretation of counts without context

Agents giving personal medical advice

Also called

follicular dendritic cellsplenocyteresident macrophagesmoker's macrophageepithelioid cellLanghans giant cellmacrophage-derived foam cellsiderophageAnitschkow cellnon-resident macrophagemacrophagetumor-associated macrophageCoelomocyteforeign-body giant cellPeyer's patch follicular dendritic cellfree macrophagemucosa-associated lymphoid tissue macrophagegut-resident macrophagenasal and broncial associated lymphoid tissue macrophagemesangial phagocytecentral nervous system macrophagemelanophageNK-like cellproliferating myeloid leukocyteuterine leukocytemyeloid leukocytesmall pre-B-II cellmononuclear cellArtificial white blood cellsglobule leukocyteagranulocytesgranulocyteplasma cellmonoblastdendritic cellmemory cellPassenger leukocytepromonocyteinterstitial cell of leydigLipid-laden alveolar macrophage

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Kinds What white blood cells are.

Biology.

Types

Kinds and functions.

Types

Types.

  1. What kinds of white blood cell exist, and what does each do? definition
  2. Is the user asking about their own test results, which needs a clinician? boundary

Origin

Production.

Origin

Origin.

  1. How are white blood cells produced and regulated? definition
  2. Which entry fits a specific kind? action
Function Immune roles.

Physiology.

Innate

Innate defence.

Innate

Innate.

  1. How do neutrophils, macrophages and other innate cells fight infection? provenance
  2. Which entry fits the innate immune system? action

Adaptive

Adaptive immunity.

Adaptive

Adaptive.

  1. How do lymphocytes provide adaptive immunity and memory? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance
Clinical Counts and disease.

General terms only.

Counts

The full blood count.

Counts

Counts.

  1. What does the white cell count and differential measure, and what are typical ranges? measurement
  2. Is the presentation free of personal interpretation of results? boundary

Disease

Disorders.

Disease

Disease.

  1. Which conditions raise or lower white cell counts, in general terms? provenance
  2. Which entry fits leukaemia or neutropenia? action
Study History and teaching.

Study.

History

Discovery.

History

History.

  1. How were white blood cells discovered and classified? provenance
  2. Which entry fits haematology? action

Teach

Teaching.

Teach

Teaching.

  1. How are white blood cells taught, and which misconceptions arise? provenance
  2. Which entry fits immunology? action

What the second pass must settle

  • Should each kind be a separate entry?
  • How should reference ranges be linked by laboratory?
  • The registry entry has merged aliases for specialised tissue cells; should they be split off?
Draft as JSON