lymphocytes
- plural of lymphocyte.
Example Sentences
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When the body faces infection or cancer, cytotoxic T lymphocytes bind tightly to their target and form the immune synapse.
From Science Daily • Apr. 30, 2026
Mantle cell lymphoma is rare and affects white blood cells called B lymphocytes.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026
Measles destroys lymphocytes that defend against other bugs to make way for ones that defend against measles, an immunity won at the cost of other protections.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2025
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma is a type of blood cancer that affects white blood cells called lymphocytes, which form part of your immune system.
From BBC • Sep. 3, 2024
The amebocytes of starfish were recently found to contain a material that immobilizes the macrophages of mammals, resembling a product of immune lymphocytes in higher forms.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
