#lymphocyte__lymph_cell__lymphcell  an agranulocytic leukocyte that normally makes up a quarter of the white blood cell count but increases in the presence of infection
  supertype:  leukocyte__leucocyte__whitebloodcell__white_cell__whitecell__white_blood_corpuscle__whitebloodcorpuscle__white_corpuscle__whitecorpuscle__WBC  blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system
  part of:  lymphatic_system
  subtype:  B_cell__B_lymphocyte  a lymphocyte derived from bone marrow that provides humoral immunity; it recognizes free antigen molecules in solution and mature into plasma cells that secrete immunoglobulin (antibodies) that inactivate the antigens
  subtype:  T_cell__T_lymphocyte  a small lymphocyte developed in the thymus; it orchestrates the immune system's response to infected or malignant cells
     subtype:  helper_T_cell__CD4_T_cell__CD4_cell  T cell with CD4 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and secretes lymphokines that stimulate B cells and killer T cells
     subtype:  killer_T_cell__CD8_T_cell__CD8_cell  T cell with CD8 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and binds to the infected cell and kill it
  subtype:  lymphoblast  an immature lymphocyte
  subtype:  plasma_cell__plasmacyte  a lymphocyte-like cell that develops from a B lymphocyte in reaction to a specific antigen; found in bone marrow and sometimes in the blood
     subtype:  plasmablast  the precursor of a plasma cell

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