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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

B cell(n.)

  1. Ref: Also called B lymphocyte.

  2. Category: Biology

    Ref: beta cell .

Origin of B cell:

1970–75

Princeton's WordNet

  1. B cell, B lymphocyte(noun)

    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

Wiktionary

  1. B cell(Noun)

    A lymphocyte, developed in the bursa of birds and the bone marrow of other animals, that produces antibodies and is responsible for the immune system.

  2. Origin: From bursa + cell.


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