memory B cell

noun

A B cell, formed during primary infection, that provides an accelerated immune response during re-infection

Meanings

nounmemory B cell (plural memory B cells)

plural memory B cells

  1. immunologyA B cell, formed during primary infection, that provides an accelerated immune response during re-infection
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