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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

object, physical object go
a tangible and visible entity

whole, unit go
an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity

living thing, animate thing go
a living (or once living) entity

cell go
(biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms

somatic cell, vegetative cell go
any of the cells of a plant or animal except the reproductive cells

blood cell, blood corpuscle, corpuscle go
either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including platelets

leukocyte, leucocyte, white blood cell, white cell, white blood corpuscle, white corpuscle, WBC go
blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi

lymphocyte, lymph cell go
an agranulocytic leukocyte that normally makes up a quarter of the white blood cell count but increases in the presence of infection

plasma cell, plasmacyte go
a cell that develops from a B lymphocyte in reaction to a specific antigen

plasmablast
the precursor of a plasma cell

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