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B-lymphocyte


Definition of B-lymphocyte

noun

Physiology
  • a lymphocyte not processed by the thymus gland, and responsible for producing antibodies. Also called B-cell.Compare with T-lymphocyte.

Origin:

B for bursa, referring to the organ in birds where it was first identified

B-lymphocyte in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of B-lymphocyte in the US English dictionary