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B cells

B cells is the plural of B cell.

Meaning of 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

Questions about B cells

What is B cells the plural of?
B cells is the plural of B cell.

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