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lymphocyte

lym·pho·cyte
L l

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [lim-fuh-sahyt]
    • /ˈlɪm fəˌsaɪt/
    • /ˈlim.fə.saɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lim-fuh-sahyt]
    • /ˈlɪm fəˌsaɪt/

Definitions of lymphocyte word

  • noun lymphocyte a type of white blood cell having a large, spherical nucleus surrounded by a thin layer of nongranular cytoplasm. 1
  • noun lymphocyte A form of small leukocyte (white blood cell) with a single round nucleus, occurring especially in the lymphatic system. 1
  • noun lymphocyte white blood cell 1
  • noun lymphocyte a type of white blood cell formed in lymphoid tissue 0
  • noun lymphocyte a nongranular variety of leukocyte formed in lymphatic tissue, important in the synthesis of antibodies 0
  • noun lymphocyte (cytology, immunology) A type of white blood cell or leukocyte that is divided into two principal groups and a null group; B-lymphocytes, which produce antibodies in the humoral immune response, T-lymphocytes, which participate in the cell-mediated immune response and the null group, which contains natural killer cells, cytotoxic cells that participate in the innate immune response. 0
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Origin of lymphocyte

First appearance:

before 1885
One of the 21% newest English words
First recorded in 1885-90; lympho- + -cyte

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Parts of speech for Lymphocyte

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lymphocyte popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Related words

  • b cell

    Also called B lymphocyte. a type of lymphocyte, developed in bone marrow, that circulates in the blood and lymph and, upon encountering a particular foreign antigen, differentiates into a clone of plasma cells that secrete a specific antibody and a clone of memory cells that make the antibody on subsequent encounters.

  • cytotoxic t cell

    a killer T cell

  • killer cell

    any of several types of lymphocyte or leukocyte capable of destroying cells that have acquired foreign characteristics, as a tumor cell or virus-infected cell.

  • lympho-

    indicating lymph or the lymphatic system

  • lymphoblast

    a large, metabolically active lymphocyte shortly before it enters into mitosis.

  • lymphocytosis

    an abnormal increase in the number of lymphocytes in the blood.
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