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B Cell

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Noun

1. b cell, 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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

B Cell

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noun
another name for B-lymphocyte

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B Cell

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any of the lymphocytes not derived from the thymus, that mature in the bone marrow and help to build antibodies
see also T cell

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

B Cell

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n.
Any of a class of lymphocytes that, when activated by a specific antigen and usually also by helper T cells, proliferate and differentiate into antibody-secreting plasma cells or memory cells. In mammals, B cells mature in the bone marrow. Also called B lymphocyte.

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