LYMPHOCYTE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lymphocyte mean? 

• LYMPHOCYTE (noun)
  The noun LYMPHOCYTE has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: LYMPHOCYTE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LYMPHOCYTE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

lymph cell; lymphocyte

Hypernyms ("lymphocyte" is a kind of...):

leucocyte; leukocyte; WBC; white blood cell; white blood corpuscle; white cell; white corpuscle (blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lymphocyte"):

B cell; B lymphocyte (a lymphocyte derived from bone marrow that provides humoral immunity; it recognizes free antigen molecules in solution and matures into plasma cells that secrete immunoglobulin (antibodies) that inactivate the antigens)

T cell; T lymphocyte (a small lymphocyte developed in the thymus; it orchestrates the immune system's response to infected or malignant cells)

lymphoblast (an immature lymphocyte)

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

Holonyms ("lymphocyte" is a part of...):

lymphatic system; systema lymphaticum (the interconnected system of spaces and vessels between body tissues and organs by which lymph circulates throughout the body)

Derivation:

lymphocytic (of or relating to lymphocytes)

 Context examples 

Malignant lymphoma characterized by the presence of a mixed population of cells, with the smaller cells resembling lymphocytes and the larger ones histiocytes.

(Mixed Cell Lymphoma, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Peripheral blood lymphocytes from two individuals are mixed together in tissue culture for several days.

(Mixed Lymphocyte Reaction Test, NCI Thesaurus)

A preparation of cells, which consists of autologous marrow infiltrating lymphocytes (MILs), that are manipulated in vitro, with potential antitumor and immune stimulating activities.

(Activated Marrow Infiltrating Lymphocytes, NCI Thesaurus)

A chronic inflammatory process characterized by the accumulation of a small number of lymphocytes and plasma cells.

(Mild Chronic Inflammation, NCI Thesaurus)

Morphologically, there is an inflammatory infiltrate composed of lymphocytes and neutrophils and vascular damage in the rejected tissue.

(Acute Rejection, NCI Thesaurus)

The cells are called intraepithelial T lymphocytes (or natural IELs), and when they are not present, researchers discovered, the metabolism of mice goes into overdrive.

(Some gut cells slow down metabolism, accelerate cardiovascular disease, National Institutes of Health)

Tumor infiltrating lymphocytes have specific activity against the melanoma from which they are derived.

(Melanoma Tumor-Reactive Autologous Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocyte, NCI Thesaurus)

A recombinant monoclonal antibody directed against the lymphocyte receptor CD2 with potential use in cancer immunotherapy.

(Monoclonal Antibody 95-5-49, NCI Thesaurus)

Mitoclomine alkylates DNA and appears to concentrate primarily in the spleen and thymus where it causes lymphocyte depletion.

(Mitoclomine, NCI Thesaurus)

A monoclonal antibody that targets CD20, a B-cell-specific cell surface protein expressed on mature B lymphocytes.

(Monoclonal Antibody B1, NCI Thesaurus)