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KILLER T CELL
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
T cell with CD8 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and binds to the infected cell and kill it
Synonyms:
CD8 cell; CD8 T cell; cytotoxic T cell; killer cell; killer T cell
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("killer T cell" is a kind of...):
T cell; T lymphocyte (a small lymphocyte developed in the thymus; it orchestrates the immune system's response to infected or malignant cells)
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