B-cell

Noun

B cell (plural B cells)

1. 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.
   • Mature B cells produce complex proteins called immunoglobins which combine to form antibodies, each capable of binding to a specific molecular structure.2011, Terence Allen, Graham Cowling, The Cell: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford, page 89

   Synonyms:

   B lymphocyte, bursacyte