"centroblast" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsɛntɹəblæst/, /-blɑːst/ Forms: centroblasts [plural]
Etymology: centro- + -blast Etymology templates: {{confix|en|centro|blast}} centro- + -blast Head templates: {{en-noun}} centroblast (plural centroblasts)
  1. (anatomy) An activated B cell that is enlarged with multiple eccentric nucleoli and proliferating in the germinal center of a secondary lymphoid follicle, after stimulation by follicular dendritic cell cytokines and helper T cells. Categories (topical): Anatomy Derived forms: centroblastic Related terms: centrocyte

Inflected forms

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