centroblast

== English == === Etymology === From centro- +‎ -blast. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsɛntɹəblæst/, /-blɑːst/ === Noun === centroblast (plural centroblasts) (anatomy) An activated B cell that is enlarged with multiple eccentric nucleoli and proliferating in the germinal center of a secondary lymphoid follicle, after stimulation by follicular dendritic cell cytokines and helper T cells. ==== Derived terms ==== centroblastic === See also === centrocyte