B cell
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.
Noun
- 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.
immunology · Topics: immunology, medicine, sciences
- Mature B cells produce complex proteins called immunoglobins which combine to form antibodies, each capable of binding to a specific molecular structure. - 2011, Terence Allen, Graham Cowling, The Cell: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford, page 89
Origin
From b(ursa) + cell.
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leucocyte = leukocyte = white blood cell = WBC > agranulocyte > lymphocyte