plasma cell

/ˌplæzmə sɛl/

Other forms: plasma cells

Definitions of plasma cell

1. noun

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

   types:

   plasmablast

   the precursor of a plasma cell

   type of:

   lymph cell, lymphocyte

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