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:

Nouns denoting body parts

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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