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Lymphocytes

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Lymphocytes
Small white blood cells that bear the major responsibility for carrying out the activities of the immune system; they number about 1 trillion.

lymphocytes (limˑ·f·sāts),
n.pl white blood cells of the agranulocyte type, originally from stem cells, that produce antibodies and attack harmful cells. There are two categories of lymphocytes: B cells and T cells.
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