plasmacyte

plas·ma·cyte

P0354250 (plăz′mə-sīt′)n. See plasma cell.

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Noun

plasmacyte - a cell that develops from a B lymphocyte in reaction to a specific antigen; found in bone marrow and sometimes in the bloodplasma celllymph cell, lymphocyte - an agranulocytic leukocyte that normally makes up a quarter of the white blood cell count but increases in the presence of infectionplasmablast - the precursor of a plasma cell

plasmacyte

[′plaz·mə‚sīt] (histology) A fairly large, generally ovoid cell with a small, eccentrically placed nucleus; the chromatin material is adherent to the nuclear membrane and the cytoplasm is agranular and deeply basophilic everywhere except for a clear area adjacent to the nucleus in the area of the cytocentrum. Also known as plasma cell.

plasmacyte

[plaz´mah-sīt] plasma cell. adj., adj plasmacyt´ic.

plas·ma cell

an ovoid cell with an eccentric nucleus; the cytoplasm is strongly basophilic because of the abundant RNA in its endoplasmic reticulum; plasma cells are derived from B lymphocytes and are active in the formation and secretion of antibodies. Synonym(s): plasmacyte

plasmacyte

(plăz′mə-sīt′)n. See plasma cell.

plas·ma cell

(plaz'mă sel) An ovoid cell with an eccentric nucleus having chromatin arranged like a clock face or spokes of a wheel; the cytoplasm is strongly basophilic because of the abundant RNA in its endoplasmic reticulum; plasma cells are derived from B lymphocytes and are active in the formation of antibodies.
Synonym(s): plasmacyte.

plasmacyte

noun

Synonyms for plasmacyte

noun a cell that develops from a B lymphocyte in reaction to a specific antigen

Synonyms

plasma cell

Related Words

lymph cell
lymphocyte
plasmablast

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