bạch cầu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 白球, composed of 白 (“white”) and 球 (“ball”), from Chinese 白血球 (bạch huyết cầu, literally “white blood ball”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓajk̟̚˧˨ʔ kəw˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓat̚˨˩ʔ kəw˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓat̚˨˩˨ kəw˨˩]

Noun

bạch cầu

1. (cytology, hematology, immunology) white blood cell; leukocyte

   Synonym: bạch huyết cầu

See also

• hồng cầu