immunologically competent cell
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Cell — The basic structural and functional unit in people and all living things. Each cell is a small container of chemicals and water wrapped in a membrane. Each cell in the human body there are 100 trillion cells in each of us contains the entire… … Medical dictionary
B-cell — (also known as a B lymphocyte) A type of lymphocyte derived from bone marrow stem cells that matures into an immunologically competent cell under the influence of the bursa of Fabricius in the chicken and bone marrow in nonavian species.… … Dictionary of microbiology
T-cell — (T lymphocyte) A type of lymphocyte derived from bone marrow stem cells that matures into an immunologically competent cell under the influence of the thymus. T cells are involved in a variety of cell mediated immune reactions … Dictionary of microbiology
immunocyte — An immunologically competent leukocyte capable, actively or potentially, of producing antibodies or reacting in cell mediated immunity reactions. SEE ALSO: I cell. [immuno + G. kytos, cell] * * * im·mu·no·cyte i myü nə .sīt, im yə nə n a cell (as … Medical dictionary
lymphocyte — (lim fo saīt) A nonphagocytic, mononuclear leukocyte (white blood cell) that is an immunologically competent cell, or its precursor. Lymphocytes are present in the blood, lymph, and lymphoid tissues. See B cell and T cell … Dictionary of microbiology
human disease — Introduction an impairment of the normal state of a human being that interrupts or modifies its vital functions. health versus disease Before human disease can be discussed, the meanings of the terms health, physical fitness, illness … Universalium
lymphocyte — A white blood cell formed in lymphatic tissue throughout the body ( e.g., lymph node s, spleen, thymus, tonsils, Peyer patches, and sometimes in bone marrow) and in … Medical dictionary
Disease — Illness or sickness often characterized by typical patient problems (symptoms) and physical findings (signs). Disruption sequence: The events that occur when a fetus that is developing normally is subjected to a destructive agent such as the… … Medical dictionary
autoimmune disease — one of a number of otherwise unrelated disorders caused by inflammation and destruction of tissues by the body s own immune response. These disorders include acquired haemolytic anaemia, pernicious anaemia, rheumatic fever, rheumatoid arthritis,… … Medical dictionary
