Definition of lymphocyte in English:
lymphocyte
noun ˈlɪmfə(ʊ)sʌɪtˈlɪmfəˌsaɪt
Physiology A form of small leucocyte (white blood cell) with a single round nucleus, occurring especially in the lymphatic system.
Example sentencesExamples
- We also knew that blood cells, actually lymphocytes, white cells in the blood, contained those receptors.
- Lymphomas occur when a type of white blood cell - a lymphocyte - becomes cancerous.
- The two major types of white blood cells are neutrophils and lymphocytes.
- Prominent among these are the lymphocytes, white blood cells that are specialized to react to specific antigens.
- The most common form affects white blood cells called lymphocytes.
Derivatives
adjectivelɪmfə(ʊ)ˈsɪtɪk
Physiology Pathology in chronic cholecystitis reveals low grade chronic inflammatory changes with muscle hypertrophy and submucosal lymphocytic and plasma cell infiltration.
Example sentencesExamples
- Pronounced lobular hepatocyte disarray and sinusoidal lymphocytic inflammation were also evident.
- In most cases, there was marked subepithelial fibrosis and edema with a variable lymphocytic and plasma cell infiltrate.
- Sjogren syndrome is characterized by lymphocytic infiltration of exocrine glands, particularly the salivary and lacrimal glands, and by involvement of other organs.
- In secondary syphilis, psoriasiform hyperplasia with dense bandlikc lymphocytic and plasma cell infiltrate appear at the dermal-epidermal junction.
Definition of lymphocyte in US English:
lymphocyte
nounˈlimfəˌsītˈlɪmfəˌsaɪt
Physiology A form of small leukocyte (white blood cell) with a single round nucleus, occurring especially in the lymphatic system.
Example sentencesExamples
- The most common form affects white blood cells called lymphocytes.
- Lymphomas occur when a type of white blood cell - a lymphocyte - becomes cancerous.
- We also knew that blood cells, actually lymphocytes, white cells in the blood, contained those receptors.
- Prominent among these are the lymphocytes, white blood cells that are specialized to react to specific antigens.
- The two major types of white blood cells are neutrophils and lymphocytes.