plasma cell
11plasma 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 …
12plasma cell dyscrasia — A diverse group of diseases characterized by the proliferation of a single clone of cells producing a monoclonal immunoglobulin or immunoglobulin fragment (a serum M component). The cells usually have plasma cell morpho …
13plasma cell tumor — 1. plasma cell dyscrasias. 2. solitary myeloma …
14plasma cell — A terminally differentiated antibody forming, and usually antibody secreting, cell of the B cell lineage …
15plasma cell — plas′ma cell n. bai (mcr imv)anat. cbl an antibody secreting cell, derived from B cells, that plays a major role in antibody mediated immunity. Also called plas•ma•cyte [[t]ˈplæz məˌsaɪt[/t]] • Etymology: 1885–90 …
16plasma cell — noun a cell that develops from a B lymphocyte in reaction to a specific antigen; found in bone marrow and sometimes in the blood • Syn: ↑plasmacyte • Hypernyms: ↑lymphocyte, ↑lymph cell • Hyponyms: ↑plasmablast …
17plasma cell — noun Date: 1895 a lymphocyte that is a mature antibody secreting B cell …
18plasma cell — Anat. an antibody secreting cell, derived from B cells, that plays a major role in antibody mediated immunity. Also called plasmacyte /plaz meuh suyt /. [1885 90] * * * …
19plasma cell — A type of white blood cell that produces antibodies …
20plasma cell mastitis — a condition of the breast characterized by infiltration of the breast stroma with plasma cells and proliferation of the cells lining the ducts, possibly related to mammary duct ectasia …
