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germinal centre

germinal centre is the alternative form of germinal center.

Meaning of germinal center

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

Forms of germinal centre

pluralgerminal centres

Questions about germinal centre

What is germinal centre the alternative form of?
Germinal centre is the alternative form of germinal center.

Words near germinal centre in the dictionary

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

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