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b-cell
B b - noun b-cell any of the lymphocytes not derived from the thymus, that mature in the bone marrow and help to build antibodies 3
- noun 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. 1
- noun b-cell Also called beta cell. a cell in the islet of Langerhans that produces and secretes insulin. 1