B cell

English Alternative forms en B-cell en especially when used in en attributive position Etymology From en bursa b(ursa) + en cell. Noun en immunology A lymphocyte, developed in the bursa of birds and the bone marrow of other animals, that produces antibodies and is co-responsible for the immune system. en 2011 Terence Allen; Graham Cowling The Cell: A Very Short Introduction 89 Oxford Mature B cells produce complex proteins called immunoglobins which combine to form antibodies, each capable of binding to a specific molecular structure. Synonyms en B lymphocyte, bursacyte Hypernyms en leucocyte#Noun = en leukocyte#Noun = en white blood cell#Noun = en WBC#Noun > en agranulocyte > en lymphocyte Hyponyms en memory B cell, en plasma cell = en plasmacyte = en plasmocyte Coordinate terms en natural killer cell, en T cell Derived terms diffuse large B-cell lymphoma Translations lymphocyte that produces antibodies Catalan: ca limfòcit B m, ca cèl·lula B f Chinese: Mandarin: cmn B細胞 German: de B-Lymphozyt m, de B-Zelle f Hungarian: hu B-sejt, hu B-limfocita, hu B-lymphocyta Japanese: ja B細胞 ビーさいぼう, bī-saibō Korean: ko B세포 bisepo Kurdish: Northern Kurdish: kmr xaneya B f Portuguese: pt linfócito B m, pt célula B f Spanish: es linfocito B m, es célula B f Swahili: sw seli B Swedish: sv B-cell c Xibe: sjo ᠪᡞ ᠯᡞᠨ ᠪᠠ ᡫᡠᡣᠠᡪᡞ bi lin ba fukaji