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Definition of Lymphocyte
1. Noun. An agranulocytic leukocyte that normally makes up a quarter of the white blood cell count but increases in the presence of infection.
Group relationships: Lymphatic System, Systema Lymphaticum
Generic synonyms: Leucocyte, Leukocyte, Wbc, White Blood Cell, White Blood Corpuscle, White Cell, White Corpuscle
Specialized synonyms: B Cell, B Lymphocyte, T Cell, T Lymphocyte, Lymphoblast, Plasma Cell, Plasmacyte
Derivative terms: Lymphocytic
Definition of Lymphocyte
1. Noun. (cytology immunology) A type of white blood cell or leukocyte that is divided into two principal groups and a null group; B-lymphocytes, which produce antibodies in the humoral immune response, T-lymphocytes, which participate in the cell-mediated immune response and the null group, which contains natural killer cells, cytotoxic cells that participate in the innate immune response. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Lymphocyte
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