Definition of White blood cell count. White blood cell count (leukocyte count): The number of white blood cells (WBCs) in the blood. The WBC is usually measured as part of the CBC (complete blood count). White blood cells are the infection-fighting cells in the blood and are distinct from the red (oxygen-carrying) blood cells known as erythrocytes.
The disease is named for the presence of sweet-smelling urine, with an odor similar to that of maple syrup, when the person goes into metabolic crisis. The smell is also present and sometimes stronger in the ear wax of an affected individual at these times.
One form of tuberculosis makes people smell a bit like beer. And young children who have a metabolic disorder that causes them to process a certain amino acid improperly smell so much like maple syrup (even their earwax) that it is called maple syrup disease. What humans can't smell, other animals often can.