Why RBC is called corpuscles and WBC is called white blood cells?

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The word corpuscle is a medical term for a living cell, such as ared blood cell. ... Blood and lymph cells are both considered to becorpuscles because they are suspended in liquid within the body.

White blood cells (also calledleukocytes or leucocytes and abbreviated as WBCs) are the cells of the immune system that are involved in protecting the body against both infectious disease and foreign invaders. ... Leukocytes are found throughout the body, including theblood and lymphatic system.

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