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LYMPH CELL

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

An agranulocytic leukocyte that normally makes up a quarter of the white blood cell count but increases in the presence of infection

Synonyms:

lymph cell; lymphocyte

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("lymph cell" is a kind of...):

leucocyte; leukocyte; WBC; white blood cell; white blood corpuscle; white cell; white corpuscle (blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lymph cell"):

B cell; B lymphocyte (a lymphocyte derived from bone marrow that provides humoral immunity; it recognizes free antigen molecules in solution and matures into plasma cells that secrete immunoglobulin (antibodies) that inactivate the antigens)

T cell; T lymphocyte (a small lymphocyte developed in the thymus; it orchestrates the immune system's response to infected or malignant cells)

lymphoblast (an immature lymphocyte)

plasma cell; plasmacyte (a cell that develops from a B lymphocyte in reaction to a specific antigen; found in bone marrow and sometimes in the blood)

Holonyms ("lymph cell" is a part of...):

lymphatic system; systema lymphaticum (the interconnected system of spaces and vessels between body tissues and organs by which lymph circulates throughout the body)

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