B Cell

Definition: B Cell

B Cell

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.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Medicine

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Synonym: B Cell

Crosswords: B Cell

Books

• B1 Lymphocytes in B Cell Neoplasia: 16th Workshop on the Mechanisms of B Cell Neoplasia 1999 (Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology, 252) (reference)

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Health

Each B cell is programmed to make one specific antibody. (references)

Because of B cell defects, these boys cannot make antibodies against some types of bacteria. (references)

The B cell uses its receptor to bind a matching antigen, which it proceeds to engulf and process. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Danish

lymphoblast B (lymphoblastic B cell disorder). (various references)

Dutch

lymfoblastoom B (lymphoblastic B cell disorder). (various references)

Finnish

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

German

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

Greek 

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

Pig Latin

bay ellcay.(various references)

Portuguese

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

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: bell, cell.

-2 letters: bel, cel, ell.

-3 letters: be, el.

+2 letters: bullace, cowbell, subcell.

+3 letters: balletic, blackleg, brucella, bullaces, bullneck, caballed, callable, closable, clubable, cowbells, culpable, lockable, placable, scalable, subcells, wellcurb.

+4 letters: allocable, bellicose, bellyache, blacklead, blacklegs, brucellae, brucellas, bullnecks, caballero, cellblock, cerebella, claimable, cleanable, clearable, cleavable, climbable, closeable, clubbable, colorable, corbeille, corbelled, curveball, electable, leachable, locatable, placeable, screwball, shellback, sliceable, subcellar, wellcurbs.

+5 letters: applicable, backfilled, barcarolle, bellyached, bellyacher, bellyaches, bimetallic, blackflies, blackleads, blastocoel, bleachable, brilliance, brocatelle, bullnecked, caballeros, calculable, cancelable, cellblocks, cellobiose, cerebellar, cerebellum, cerebrally, chelatable, clubhauled, coagulable, cockbilled, collarbone, coralbells, corbeilles, corbelling, cranesbill, cultivable, curveballs, declarable, declinable, delectable, delectably, ebullience, ebulliency, excludable, excludible, explicable, explicably, implacable, inclinable, includable, includible, inculpable, licensable, recallable, reclosable, recyclable, replicable, screwballs, selectable, shellbacks, subcellars, subcollege, tablecloth, unscalable.

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