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B lymphocyte

or B-lymphocyte

noun Immunology.

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Origin of B lymphocyte

First recorded in 1970–75

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Medicine definitions for b lymphocyte

B lymphocyte

n.

B cell

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Science definitions for b lymphocyte

B lymphocyte

See B cell.

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