noun
plasma cell
A type of white blood cell that produces antibodies; a term used in immunology and hematology.
形質細胞は抗体を産生する役割を持つ。
Plasma cells have the role of producing antibodies.
Compound of 形質 (けいしつ, 'character, trait') and 細胞 (さいぼう, 'cell'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is a modern medical coinage.