Definition of Plasmacyte

1. Noun. A cell that develops from a B lymphocyte in reaction to a specific antigen; found in bone marrow and sometimes in the blood.

Exact synonyms: Plasma Cell
Generic synonyms: Lymph Cell, Lymphocyte
Specialized synonyms: Plasmablast

Definition of Plasmacyte

1. Noun. a plasma cell ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Plasmacyte

1. A type of non-granular, basophilic leukocyte that produces antibodies. (13 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Plasmacyte

plasma substitutes
plasma therapy
plasma thromboplastin antecedent
plasma thromboplastin component
plasma thromboplastin factor B
plasma volume
plasma wakefield acceleration
plasma wakefield accelerator
plasma wave
plasmablast
plasmablastic
plasmablasts
plasmacrit
plasmacrit test
plasmacyte (current term)
plasmacytic
plasmacytoblast
plasmacytoid
plasmacytoma
plasmacytoma of bone
plasmacytosis
plasmagel
plasmagels
plasmagene
plasmagenes
plasmakinase
plasmakinins
plasmal reaction
plasmalemma

Literary usage of Plasmacyte

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"The argument presented above thus demands allelic exclusion at the level of the antigen-sensitive cell if the antibody-secreting plasmacyte is to be ..."

2. Lessons in Pathological Histology by Gustave Roussy, Ivan Bertrand (1922)
"Sometimes a plasmacyte may have two or three nuclei, indicating cellular division. There are also sections of capillaries, indicating vascularity. ..."

3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"The argument presented above thus demands allelic exclusion at the level of the antigen-sensitive cell if the antibody-secreting plasmacyte is to be ..."

4. Lessons in Pathological Histology by Gustave Roussy, Ivan Bertrand (1922)
"Sometimes a plasmacyte may have two or three nuclei, indicating cellular division. There are also sections of capillaries, indicating vascularity. ..."

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