English noun: lymphocyte | |||
1. | lymphocyte (body) an agranulocytic leukocyte that normally makes up a quarter of the white blood cell count but increases in the presence of infection | ||
Synonyms | lymph cell | ||
Broader (hypernym) | leucocyte, leukocyte, WBC, white blood cell, white blood corpuscle, white cell, white corpuscle | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | B cell, B lymphocyte, lymphoblast, plasma cell, plasmacyte, T cell, T lymphocyte | ||
Part meronym | lymphatic system, systema lymphaticum | ||