B CELL


Meaning of B CELL in English

Function: noun

Etymology: B probably from b ursa-derived (produced by the bursa of Fabricius

Date: 1968

: any of the lymphocytes that have antigen-binding antibody molecules on the surface, that comprise the antibody-secreting plasma cells when mature, and that in mammals differentiate in the bone marrow ― called also B lymphocyte ― compare T CELL

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