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B cell definition

B cell

any of the lymphocytes not derived from the thymus, that mature in the bone marrow and help to build antibodies

Etymology: < b(ursa of Fabricius), a structure in birds analogous to the human thymus

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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