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germinal center

germinal center noun: a site in lymph nodes and the spleen where mature B cells proliferate, differentiate, and mutate their antibody genes.

Noun

germinal center (plural germinal centers)

  1. (US) A site in lymph nodes and the spleen where mature B cells proliferate, differentiate, and mutate their antibody genes.
    Synonyms:
    GC

Synonyms of germinal center

Forms of germinal center

pluralgerminal centers
alternative formgerminal centre

Questions about germinal center

What does germinal center mean?
Germinal center means a site in lymph nodes and the spleen where mature B cells proliferate, differentiate, and mutate their antibody genes.
What part of speech is germinal center?
Germinal center is a noun.
What is the plural of germinal center?
The plural of germinal center is germinal centers.

Words near germinal center in the dictionary

  1. germina
  2. germinabilities
  3. germinability
  4. germinable
  5. germinal
  6. germinal center
  7. germinal centers
  8. germinal centre
  9. germinal centres
  10. germinal disc
  11. germinal discs

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