lymphocyte

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noun

Any of several types of white blood cell with a spherical nucleus occurring in the lymphatic system, including B cells, T cells and natural killer cells.

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lymph cell
OriginLatin cyta ← Ancient Greek κῠ́τος (kŭ́tos) ← English lympho- →
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Meanings

nounlymphocyte (plural lymphocytes)

plural lymphocytes

  1. biologyAny of several types of white blood cell with a spherical nucleus occurring in the lymphatic system, including B cells, T cells and natural killer cells.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan agranulocytic leukocyte that normally makes up a quarter of the white blood cell count but increases in the presence of infection

Similar
lymph cell
Broader
leukocyteleucocytewhite blood cell
Also see
lymph celllysocyte

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Englishlympho-
  2. Ancient Greekκῠ́τος (kŭ́tos)
  3. Latincyta
  4. Englishlymphocyte

From lympho- + -cyte.

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Translations

Catalan limfòcit
  • limfòcittype of white blood cell
Chinese Mandarin 淋巴細胞 /淋巴细胞
  • 淋巴細胞 /淋巴细胞 (línbāxìbāo)type of white blood cell
Czech lymfocyt
  • lymfocyttype of white blood cell
Danish lymfocyt
  • lymfocyttype of white blood cell
Dutch lymfocyt
  • lymfocyttype of white blood cell
Finnish lymfosyytti
  • lymfosyyttitype of white blood cell
French lymphocyte
  • lymphocytetype of white blood cell
German Lymphozyt
  • Lymphozyttype of white blood cell
Greek λεμφοκύτταρο
  • λεμφοκύτταρο (lemfokýttaro)type of white blood cell
Hindi लसीकाणु
  • लसीकाणु (lasīkāṇu)type of white blood cell
Hungarian limfocita
  • limfocitatype of white blood cell
Icelandic eitilfruma
  • eitilfrumatype of white blood cell
Indonesian limfosit
  • limfosittype of white blood cell
Italian linfocita, linfocito
  • linfocitatype of white blood cell
  • linfocitotype of white blood cell
Japanese リンパ球
  • リンパ球 (rinpakyū)type of white blood cell
Korean 림프구
  • 림프구 (rimpeugu)type of white blood cell
Latvian limfocīts
  • limfocītstype of white blood cell
Lithuanian limfoci̇̀tas
  • limfoci̇̀tastype of white blood cell
Norwegian Bokmål lymfocytt
  • lymfocytttype of white blood cell
Persian لنفوسیت
  • لنفوسیت (lanfosit)type of white blood cell
Portuguese linfócito
  • linfócitotype of white blood cell
Romanian limfocit, limfocită
  • limfocittype of white blood cell
  • limfocitătype of white blood cell
Russian лимфоци́т
  • лимфоци́т (limfocít)type of white blood cell
Spanish linfocito
  • linfocitotype of white blood cell
Swedish lymfocyt
  • lymfocyttype of white blood cell
Turkish lenfosit, ak kan hücresi
  • lenfosittype of white blood cell
  • ak kan hücresitype of white blood cell
Ukrainian лімфоци́т
  • лімфоци́т (limfocýt)type of white blood cell
Welsh lymffocyt
  • lymffocyttype of white blood cell
Cite this entry
APA

lymphocyte. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lymphocyte

MLA

“lymphocyte.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lymphocyte. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lymphocyte,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lymphocyte.

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