LYMPHOBLASTIC

lym·pho·blast   (lĭm'fə-blāst')    n.  A dividing cell that gives rise to a mature lymphocyte. lym'pho·blas'tic adj.

Main Entry: lym·pho·blast
Pronunciation: 'lim(p)-f&-"blast
Function: noun
: a lymphocyte that has enlarged following stimulation by anantigen, has the capacity to recognize the stimulating antigen, and is undergoing proliferation and differentiation either to an effector state in which it functions to eliminate the antigen or to amemory state in which it functions to recognize the future reappearance of the antigen called also lymphocytoblast; —compare LEUKOBLAST —lym·pho·blas·tic /"lim(p)-f&-'blas-tik/ adjective

lymphoblast lym·pho·blast (lĭm'fə-blāst')
n.
An immature cell that gives rise to a lymphocyte. Also called lymphocytoblast.

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lym'pho·blas'tic adj.