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plasma cell

noun

  1. Anatomy. an antibody-secreting cell, derived from B cells, that plays a major role in antibody-mediated immunity.


plasma cell

  1. A lymphocyte that originates from a B cell and produces antibodies as part of a humoral immune response.
  2. See Note at antibody


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Word History and Origins

Origin of plasma cell1

First recorded in 1885–90
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Example Sentences

Clatworthy’s team found antibody-producing plasma cells in the leathery meninges, which lie between the brain and skull, in both mice and humans.

The cells of such tumors resemble very closely the type of plasma cell.

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