B-lymphocyte


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
B-lymphocyte/biːˈlɪmfəsʌɪt/
noun Physiology a lymphocyte of a type not processed by the thymus gland, responsible for producing antibodies. Compare with T-lymphocyte.
– origin B for bursa, referring to the organ in birds where it was first identified.
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