plasma cell

plasma cell
A type of white blood cell that produces antibodies.

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  • Plasma cell — Plasma cells (also called plasma B cells or plasmocytes) are cells of the immune system that secrete large amounts of antibodies. They differentiate from B cells upon stimulation by CD4+ lymphocytes. The B cell acts as an antigen presenting cell… …   Wikipedia

  • plasma cell — n a lymphocyte that is a mature antibody secreting B cell * * * a terminally differentiated cell of the B lymphocyte lineage that produces antibodies; plasma cells are oval or round with extensive rough endoplasmic reticulum, a well developed… …   Medical dictionary

  • plasma cell — [plaz′mə sīt΄] n. a type of white blood cell that produces antibodies, formed when a B cell interacts with an antigen: often called plasmacyte [plaz′mə sīt΄] …   English World dictionary

  • plasma cell — plasma cell. См. плазматическая клетка. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • plasma cell — A mature, differentiated B lymphocyte chiefly occupied with antibody synthesis and secretion; a plasma cell lives for only 5 to 7 days …   Dictionary of microbiology

  • plasma-cell dyscrasia — n MONOCLONAL GAMMOPATHY …   Medical dictionary

  • Plasma cell leukemia — DiseaseDisorder infobox Name = Plasma cell leukemia ICD10 = ICD10|C|90|1|c|81 ICDO = ICDO|9733|3 ICD9 = ICD9|203.1 MeshID = D007952 Caption = A schematic showing peripheral blood with plasma cell leukemia. Many plasma cells are seen mixed with… …   Wikipedia

  • Plasma cell dyscrasia — ICD9 = ICDO = 9730 9739 OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D054219 Plasma cell dyscrasias are disorders of the plasma cells; they include malignant and non malignant disorders. Malignant disorders are termed plasma… …   Wikipedia

  • plasma cell dyscrasias — a diverse group of neoplastic diseases involving proliferation of a single clone of cells producing a serum M component (a monoclonal immunoglobulin or immunoglobulin fragment); the cells usually have plasma cell morphology, but may have… …   Medical dictionary

  • plasma cell tumor — A tumor that begins in plasma cells (white blood cells that produce antibodies). Multiple myeloma, monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS), and plasmacytoma are types of plasma cell tumors …   English dictionary of cancer terms

  • plasma cell leukemia — plasmacytic leukemia a rare type of acute leukemia in which the predominating cell in the peripheral blood is the plasma cell; it is often seen in conjunction with multiple myeloma and may be a variant form of that disease …   Medical dictionary

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