Lymphocyte

Introduction: Lymphocyte

Description of Lymphocyte

Lymphocyte: A type of white blood cell. Lymphocytes have a number of roles in the immune system, including the production of antibodies and other substances that fight infection and diseases.
Source: National Institute of Health

Lymphocyte: white blood cells formed in the body's lymphoid tissue.
Source: CRISP

Lymphocyte: White blood cells formed in the body's lymphoid tissue. The nucleus is round or ovoid with coarse, irregularly clumped chromatin while the cytoplasm is typically pale blue with azurophilic (if any) granules. Most lymphocytes can be classified as either T or B (with subpopulations of each); those with characteristics of neither major class are called null cells.
Source: MeSH 2007

Lymphocyte: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Lymphocyte:

• White (69 causes)
• White disease
• Blood (1783 causes)
• Blood symptoms (2297 causes)
• Blood disease
• Blood disorder
• Cell
• Bone
• Bone symptoms (2907 causes)
• Bone disease (2907 causes)

Terms associated with Lymphocyte:

Terms Similar to Lymphocyte:

• Lymphoid Cells

Source - MeSH 2007

Related Topics

• Antilymphocyte Serum

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Lymphocyte:

• B-Lymphocytes
• Killer Cells
• Killer Cells, Natural
• Lymphocytes, Null
• T-Lymphocytes
• Lymphocyte Subsets
• Lymphocytes, Tumor-Infiltrating

Source - MeSH 2007

• B lymphocyte
• lymphoblast
• T lymphocyte

Source - CRISP

Broader terms for Lymphocyte

• Leukocytes, Mononuclear

Source - MeSH 2007

• leukocyte

Source - CRISP

The description of Lymphocyte may also be used for the following terms:

• PBL (peripheral blood lymphocyte)
• PBMC (peripheral blood mononuclear cell)

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Lymphocyte

The following list attempts to classify Lymphocyte into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Cells
  • Blood Cells
    • Leukocytes
      • Leukocytes, Mononuclear
        • Lymphocytes

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Hemic and Immune Systems
  • Blood
    • Blood Cells
      • Leukocytes
        • Leukocytes, Mononuclear
          • Lymphocytes

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Hemic and Immune Systems
  • Immune System
    • Leukocytes
      • Leukocytes, Mononuclear
        • Lymphocytes

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