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Lymphocyte

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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. [ ]

Term info

Label

Lymphocyte

Synonyms
  • Lymph Cell
  • Lymphocyte
  • Lymphocytes
  • lymphocyte
Subsets

NCIT_C116977, NCIT_C142799

ALT DEFINITION

A type of immune cell that is made in the bone marrow and is found in the blood and in lymph tissue. The two main types of lymphocytes are B lymphocytes and T lymphocytes. B lymphocytes make antibodies, and T lymphocytes help kill tumor cells and help control immune responses. A lymphocyte is a type of white blood cell.

Display Name

Lymphocyte

Legacy Concept Name

Lymphocyte

Maps To

Lymphocytes

Preferred Name

Lymphocyte

UMLS CUI

C0024264

code

C12535