"B cell" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: B cells [plural], B-cell [alternative]
Etymology: From b(ursa) + cell. Head templates: {{en-noun}} B cell (plural B cells)
  1. (immunology) A lymphocyte, developed in the bursa of birds and the bone marrow of other animals, that produces antibodies and is co-responsible for the immune system. Wikipedia link: B cell Categories (topical): Immunology Synonyms: B lymphocyte, bursacyte Hypernyms: leucocyte = leukocyte = white blood cell = WBC > agranulocyte > lymphocyte Hyponyms: memory B cell, plasmacyte = plasmocyte (english: plasma cell) Derived forms: diffuse large B-cell lymphoma Coordinate_terms: natural killer cell, T cell Translations (lymphocyte that produces antibodies): B細胞 /B细胞 (bì-xìbāo) (Chinese Mandarin), B-sejt (Hungarian), B細胞 (bī-saibō) (alt: ビーさいぼう) (Japanese), xaneya B [feminine] (Northern Kurdish), ᠪᡞ ᠯᡞᠨ ᠪᠠ ᡫᡠᡣᠠᡪᡞ (bi lin ba fukaji) (Xibe)

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