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Lymphocyte |
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| Scanning electron micrograph of a normal T lymphocyte, a type of white blood cell that helps the body identify and destroy invading organisms such as bacteria and viruses. Leukemias, or cancers of the blood, are named for the lineage of blood cell that becomes cancerous. A cancer that develops from a lymphocyte precursor cell is called lymphocytic leukemia. | ||||||
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| Immune System; Leukemia; Lymphoma; Blood; Anatomy; Cancer (medicine) | ||||||
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