First Known Use: 1962
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B cell
noun
Definition of B CELL
: any of the lymphocytes that have antigen-binding antibody molecules on the surface, that comprise the antibody-secreting plasma cells when mature, and that in mammals differentiate in the bone marrow —called also B lymphocyte — compare t cell
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Origin of B CELL
B probably from bursa-derived (produced by the bursa of Fabricius
Medical Dictionary
B cell
noun
Medical Definition of B CELL
: any of the lymphocytes that have antigen-binding antibody molecules on the surface, that comprise the antibody-secreting plasma cells when mature, and that in mammals differentiate in the bone marrow—called also B lymphocyte; compare t cell
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