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.

Domain	Definitions
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)

Crosswords: B Lymphocyte

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

Specialty definitions using "B lymphocyte": B lymphocyte cell. (references)

Subject	Topic	Quote
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 using "B lymphocyte": B lymphocyte cell. Additional references.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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		�' λεμφοκύτταρο (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.

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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