B CELL


Meaning of B CELL in English

noun

Usage: usually capitalized B

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

: any of the lymphocytes that have antigen-binding antibody molecules on the surface and that comprise the antibody-secreting plasma cells when mature — called also B lymphocyte — compare t cell herein

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