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B Lymphocyte

Definition: B Lymphocyte

B Lymphocyte

Noun

1. A lymphocyte derived from bone marrow that provides humoral immunity; it recognizes free antigen molecules in solution and mature into plasma cells that secrete immunoglobulin (antibodies) that inactivate the antigens.

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Specialty Definition: B Lymphocyte

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Medicine

B lymphocyte:cell which develops in the bursa of Fabricius in the avian species and in the bone marrow in mammalian species and which proliferates in germinal centers in response to antigenic stimuli and which eventually matures into antibody-secreting plasma cell. Source: European Union. (references)

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Synonym: B Lymphocyte

Synonym: B cell (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: B Lymphocyte

English words defined with "B lymphocyte": plasma cell, plasmacyte. (references)

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Non-Fiction Usage: B Lymphocyte

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

Immunoglobulins are proteins produced by cells of the B lymphocyte lineage that are the major effector molecules of the humoral immune system. (references)

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Expression: B Lymphocyte

Expression using "B lymphocyte": B lymphocyte cell. Additional references.

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Modern Translation: B Lymphocyte

Language Translations for "B lymphocyte"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Dutch

  

auto-reactieve B-lymfocyt (self-reacting B lymphocyte), auto-reactieve B-cel (self-reacting B lymphocyte). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

B-lymfosyytti (B cell, B lymphocyte cell, bursa derived lymphocyte, bursa equivalent lymphocyte, bursal equivalent lymphoid cell, bursal lymphoid cell, thymus-independent lymphocyte), B-imusolu (B cell, B lymphocyte cell, bursa derived lymphocyte, bursa equivalent lymphocyte, bursal equivalent lymphoid cell, bursal lymphoid cell, thymus-independent lymphocyte). (various references)

   

French

  

lymphocyte B (B cell, B lymphocyte cell). (various references)

   

German

  

B-Zelle (B cell, B lymphocyte cell, bursa derived lymphocyte, bursa equivalent lymphocyte, bursal equivalent lymphoid cell, bursal lymphoid cell, thymus-independent lymphocyte), B-Lymphozyt (B cell, B lymphocyte cell, bursa derived lymphocyte, bursa equivalent lymphocyte, bursal equivalent lymphoid cell, bursal lymphoid cell, thymus-independent lymphocyte). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

Î' λεμφοκÏτταÏο (B cell, B lymphocyte cell, bursa derived lymphocyte, bursa equivalent lymphocyte, bursal equivalent lymphoid cell, bursal lymphoid cell, thymus-independent lymphocyte). (various references)

   

Italian

  

linfocito B (B cell, B lymphocyte cell, bursa derived lymphocyte, bursa equivalent lymphocyte, bursal equivalent lymphoid cell, bursal lymphoid cell, thymus-independent lymphocyte), cellula B (B cell, B lymphocyte cell, bursa derived lymphocyte, bursa equivalent lymphocyte, bursal equivalent lymphoid cell, bursal lymphoid cell, thymus-independent lymphocyte). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

bay ymphocytelay.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

linfócito B (B cell, B lymphocyte cell, bursa derived lymphocyte, bursa equivalent lymphocyte, bursal equivalent lymphoid cell, bursal lymphoid cell, thymus-independent lymphocyte). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

linfocito B (B cell, B lymphocyte cell, bursa derived lymphocyte, bursa equivalent lymphocyte, bursal equivalent lymphoid cell, bursal lymphoid cell, thymus-independent lymphocyte). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

B-lymfocyt (B cell, B lymphocyte cell, bursa derived lymphocyte, bursa equivalent lymphocyte, bursal equivalent lymphoid cell, bursal lymphoid cell, thymus-independent lymphocyte), B-cell (B cell, B lymphocyte cell, bursa derived lymphocyte, bursa equivalent lymphocyte, bursal equivalent lymphoid cell, bursal lymphoid cell, thymus-independent lymphocyte). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: B Lymphocyte

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "b-c-e-h-l-m-o-p-t-y-y"

-1 letter: lymphocyte.

-4 letters: blotchy.

-5 letters: blotch, botchy, clothe, coempt, comely, cometh, compel, comply, cotype, emboly, employ, homely, methyl, motley, peyotl, phloem, phytol, thymey, thymol, yclept.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Quotations: Non-fiction
5. Expressions
6. Translations: Modern
7. Anagrams
8. Bibliography


  

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