plasmacyte
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plasmacyte series — plasmacytic series a series of morphologically distinguishable cells that are stages in plasma cell development: in order of maturity, the plasmablast (an activated B cell usually referred to as a large lymphocyte or lymphoblast), proplasmacyte,… … Medical dictionary
plasmacyte — plas·ma·cyte (plăzʹmə sīt ) n. See plasma cell. * * * … Universalium
plasmacyte — SYN: plasma cell. * * * plas·ma·cyte plaz mə .sīt n PLASMA CELL plas·ma·cyt·ic .plaz mə sit ik adj * * * plas·ma·cyte (plazґmə sīt) plasma cell. plasmacytic adj … Medical dictionary
plasmacyte — n. cell which produces antibodies during chronic inflammation … English contemporary dictionary
plasmacyte — plas·ma·cyte … English syllables
plasmacyte — noun a cell that develops from a B lymphocyte in reaction to a specific antigen; found in bone marrow and sometimes in the blood • Syn: ↑plasma cell • Hypernyms: ↑lymphocyte, ↑lymph cell • Hyponyms: ↑plasmablast … Useful english dictionary
plasmacytoma — A discrete, presumably solitary mass of neoplastic plasma cells in bone or in one of various extramedullary sites; in humans, such lesions are probably the initial phase of developing plasma cell myeloma. [plasmacyte + G. oma … Medical dictionary
antibody-producing cell — A lymphocyte of the B series synthesizing and releasing immunoglobulin. Equivalent to plasmacyte and plasma cell … Dictionary of molecular biology
plasmacell — plasma cell n. Any of the antibody secreting cells found in lymphoid tissue and derived from B cells upon lymphokine stimulation and reaction with a specific antigen. Also called plasmacyte. * * * … Universalium
plasma cell — Anat. an antibody secreting cell, derived from B cells, that plays a major role in antibody mediated immunity. Also called plasmacyte /plaz meuh suyt /. [1885 90] * * * … Universalium
