Medical term:
plasmacyte
plasmacyte
[plaz´mah-sīt]plasma cell. adj., adj plasmacyt´ic.
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plas·ma cell
an ovoid cell with an eccentric nucleus; the cytoplasm is strongly basophilic because of the abundant RNA in its endoplasmic reticulum; plasma cells are derived from B lymphocytes and are active in the formation and secretion of antibodies.
Synonym(s): plasmacyte
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plasmacyte
(plăz′mə-sīt′)n.
See plasma cell.
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plas·ma cell
(plaz'mă sel)An ovoid cell with an eccentric nucleus having chromatin arranged like a clock face or spokes of a wheel; the cytoplasm is strongly basophilic because of the abundant RNA in its endoplasmic reticulum; plasma cells are derived from B lymphocytes and are active in the formation of antibodies.
Synonym(s): plasmacyte.
Synonym(s): plasmacyte.
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