plasma cell
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a cell that develops from a B lymphocyte in reaction to a specific antigen; found in bone marrow and sometimes in the blood
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plasmacyte
plasmocyte
effector b cell
osteoclast
osteoblast
megakaryocyte
plasmablast
odontoblast
osteocyte
chondrocyte
adipocyte
bone cell
cementoblast
immunocyte
discharge tube
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Multiple myeloma is a cancer that arises from a type of white blood cell called a plasma cell.
The tests may also show evidence of substantial lymphocyte (white blood cell in the vertebrate immune system), plasma cell, and neutrophil (the most abundant type of white blood cells) infiltration.