B lymphocyte

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B lymphocyte also B-lym·pho·cyte (b

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See B cell.

B lymphocyte also B-lymphocyte (b

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)

See B cell.

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B lymphocyte - a lymphocyte derived from bone marrow that provides humoral immunity; it recognizes free antigen molecules in solution and matures into plasma cells that secrete immunoglobulin (antibodies) that inactivate the antigens

B cell

lymph cell, lymphocyte - an agranulocytic leukocyte that normally makes up a quarter of the white blood cell count but increases in the presence of infection

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