: a lymphocyte that is a mature antibody-secreting B cell
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The documentary marked the first time Scialfa publicly addressed getting diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a cancer of plasma cells, which are found in the bone marrow and are an important part of the immune system, according to the American Cancer Society.—Daniela Avila, People.com, 25 July 2025 With a transplant, a patient is bombarded with high-dose chemotherapy to kill the cancerous plasma cells.—David Armstrong, CNN Money, 10 May 2025 Your immune system forms memory cells to remember what to do with each thing and plasma cells to quickly secrete antibodies specifically against things that were recognized as bad.—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025 Measles targets cells in the body, such as plasma cells and memory cells, that contain those immunologic memories, destroying some of them in the process.—Akshay Syal, M.d., NBC News, 12 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for plasma cell
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