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noun
A form of B cell that produces antibodies after having reacted with its specific antigen in follicle centers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: immunology, medicine, sciences
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noun
a cell that develops from a B lymphocyte in reaction to a specific antigen; found in bone marrow and sometimes in the blood
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: plasmacyte
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: lymphocyte, lymph cell
Narrower terms: plasmablast
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