lymphoblast
(lymphoblast)
Princeton's WordNet
an immature lymphocyte
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killer cell
(ˈkɪl ər)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
any of several types of lymphocyte or leukocyte capable of destroying cells that have acquired foreign characteristics.
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lymphokine
(ˈlɪm fəˌkaɪn)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
any of a group of lymphocyte products that perform various disease-fighting functions, as destroying infected cells.
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plasma cell
(plasma cell, plasmacyte)
Princeton's WordNet
a cell that develops from a B lymphocyte in reaction to a specific antigen; found in bone marrow and sometimes in the blood
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plasmacyte
(plasma cell, plasmacyte)
Princeton's WordNet
a cell that develops from a B lymphocyte in reaction to a specific antigen; found in bone marrow and sometimes in the blood
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t cell
(T cell, T lymphocyte)
Princeton's WordNet
a small lymphocyte developed in the thymus; it orchestrates the immune system's response to infected or malignant cells
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t lymphocyte
(T cell, T lymphocyte)
Princeton's WordNet
a small lymphocyte developed in the thymus; it orchestrates the immune system's response to infected or malignant cells
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monoclonal antibody
(ˌmɒn əˈkloʊn l)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
any antibody produced by a laboratory-grown cell clone, either of a hybridoma or a virus-transformed lymphocyte, in order to achieve greater abundance and uniformity than provided by a natural antibody.
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hybridoma
(hybridoma)
Princeton's WordNet
a hybrid cell resulting from the fusion of a lymphocyte and a tumor cell; used to culture a specific monoclonal antibody
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transfer factor
(əˈrɛn ʃəl)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a lymphocyte product that, when extracted from T cells of an individual with immunity to a particular antigen, can confer that immunity when administered to another individual of the same species.
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b cell
(B cell, B lymphocyte)
Princeton's WordNet
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
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b lymphocyte
(B cell, B lymphocyte)
Princeton's WordNet
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
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