lymphocyte

名词 lymphocyte:

1. an agranulocytic leukocyte that normally makes up a quarter of the white blood cell count but increases in the presence of infection
   同义词：lymph cell

lym.pho.cyte

n.（名词）
Any of the nearly colorless cells formed in lymphoid tissue, as in the lymph nodes, spleen, thymus, and tonsils, constituting between 22 and 28 percent of all white blood cells in the blood of a normal adult human being. They function in the development of immunity and include two specific types, B cells and T cells.
淋巴细胞：淋巴组织体中近乎透明的细胞，如在淋巴结、脾、胸腺和扁桃腺中，含有正常成人体内白血球的22%到28%。它们具有免疫功能，主要有B细胞和T细胞两种类型

【引伸】
lym.phocyt.ic