ALL meanings of lymphocyte
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L l - noun lymphocyte white blood cell 1
- 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 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