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LYMPH CELL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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:
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)
