plasmacyte

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noun

A plasma cell

Similar
plasma cell
OriginLatin cyta ← Ancient Greek κῠ́τος (kŭ́tos) ← English plasma →
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Meanings

nounplasmacyte (plural plasmacytes)

plural plasmacytes

  1. immunologyA plasma cell

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna cell that develops from a B lymphocyte in reaction to a specific antigen; found in bone marrow and sometimes in the blood

Similar
plasma cell
Broader
lymphocytelymph cell
Also see
plasma cell

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Hellenic*plátʰyō
  2. Proto-Hellenic*plát͏̌t͏̌ō?
  3. Ancient Greekπλάσσω (plássō)
  4. Ancient Greekπλᾰ́σμᾰ (plắsmă)
  5. Late Latinplasma
  6. Englishplasma
  7. Ancient Greekκῠ́τος (kŭ́tos)
  8. Latincyta
  9. Englishplasmacyte

From plasma + -cyte.

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APA

plasmacyte. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plasmacyte

MLA

“plasmacyte.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plasmacyte. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plasmacyte,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plasmacyte.

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