Immune cell
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| Immune cell | |
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| Term | Immune cell |
| Short definition | immune cell (ih-MYOON sel) A cell that is part of the immune system and helps the body fight infection and other diseases. Immune cells develop from stem cells in the bone marrow and become different types of white blood cells. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
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immune cell - (pronounced) (ih-MYOON sel) A cell that is part of the immune system and helps the body fight infection and other diseases. Immune cells develop from stem cells in the bone marrow and become different types of white blood cells. These include neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils, mast cells, monocytes, macrophages, dendritic cells, natural killer cells, and lymphocytes (B cells and T cells)
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- Wikipedia's article - Immune cell
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