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• B lymphocyte
  B lymphocyte

  noun

  B cell.
• B-lymphocyte
  B-lymphocyte

  noun

  a type of lymphocyte, originating in bone marrow, that produces antibodies See also T-lymphocyte

B lymphocyte

American  

Or B-lymphocyte

noun

Immunology.

1. B cell.

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B-lymphocyte British  

noun

1. Also called: B-cell.  a type of lymphocyte, originating in bone marrow, that produces antibodies See also T-lymphocyte

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B lymphocyte Scientific  

/ bē′lĭm′fə-sīt′ /

1. See B cell

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Etymology

Origin of B lymphocyte

First recorded in 1970–75