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Princeton's WordNet

  1. B cell, B lymphocytenoun

    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 cellnoun

    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. Etymology: From bursa + cell.

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  1. B cell

    B cells, also known as B lymphocytes, are a type of white blood cell of the lymphocyte subtype. They function in the humoral immunity component of the adaptive immune system. B cells produce antibody molecules which may be either secreted or inserted into the plasma membrane where they serve as a part of B-cell receptors. When a naïve or memory B cell is activated by an antigen, it proliferates and differentiates into an antibody-secreting effector cell, known as a plasmablast or plasma cell. Additionally, B cells present antigens (they are also classified as professional antigen-presenting cells (APCs)) and secrete cytokines. In mammals, B cells mature in the bone marrow, which is at the core of most bones. In birds, B cells mature in the bursa of Fabricius, a lymphoid organ where they were first discovered by Chang and Glick, which is why the 'B' stands for bursa and not bone marrow as commonly believed. B cells, unlike the other two classes of lymphocytes, T cells and natural killer cells, express B cell receptors (BCRs) on their cell membrane. BCRs allow the B cell to bind to a foreign antigen, against which it will initiate an antibody response. B cell receptors are extremely specific, with all BCRs on a B cell recognizing the same epitope.

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  1. b cell

    A B cell is a type of white blood cell and an important component in the immune system. They are a vital part of the adaptive immune system, responsible for producing antibodies which are used to attack invading bacteria, viruses, and toxins. B cells also have the ability to remember harmful substances, enabling the immune system to respond quickly when encountering the same threat again.

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  1. B cell

    B cells belong to a group of white blood cells known as lymphocytes, making them a vital part of the immune system -- specifically the humoral immunity branch of the adaptive immune system. B cells can be distinguished from other lymphocytes, such as T cells and natural killer cells, by the presence of a protein on the B cell's outer surface known as a B cell receptor. This specialized receptor protein allows a B cell to bind to a specific antigen. The principal functions of B cells are to make antibodies against antigens, to perform the role of antigen-presenting cells, and to develop into memory B cells after activation by antigen interaction. Recently, a new, suppressive function of B cells has been discovered. The abbreviation "B", in B cell, comes from the bursa of Fabricius in birds, where they mature. In mammals, immature B cells are formed in the bone marrow, which is used as a backronym for the cells' name, despite the fallacious etymology.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of b cell in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of b cell in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of b cell in a Sentence

  1. Hank Balson:

    Josh McLemore wasn’t a criminal, he was mentally ill and in crisis. He was out of touch with reality and needed help. This is glaringly obvious to anyone who watches the videos of him in his isolation cell.

  2. Christine Tartaro:

    It's very difficult to kill oneself when somebody's right there, that's an important lesson to learn from Aaron Hernandez. He was alone in that cell.

  3. Anne Marie Mahon:

    If the fibers are there, it is possible that the nanoparticles are there too that we ca n’t measure, once they are in the nanometer range they can really penetrate a cell and that means they can penetrate organs, and that would be worrying.

  4. Jared Leadbetter:

    These are the first bacteria found to use manganese as their source of fuel, a wonderful aspect of microbes in nature is that they can metabolize seemingly unlikely materials, like metals, yielding energy useful to the cell.

  5. Mohamed Shehk:

    It's telling us something when people are more willing, literally, to go into a fire than stay imprisoned in a cell.


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