B lymphocyte
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B lymphocyte
also B-lym·pho·cyte (bē′lĭm′fə-sīt′)n.
See B cell.
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B cell
n.
1. Also called B lymphocyte. a type of white blood cell that circulates in the blood and lymph and produces antibody upon encountering any antigen that has a molecular arrangement complementary to the antibody.
2. beta cell.
[1970–75]
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Noun | 1. | ![]() 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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