noun
Meaning 1
A T cell.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: immunology, medicine, sciences
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T lymphocyte
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noun
Meaning 2
a small lymphocyte developed in the thymus; it orchestrates the immune system's response to infected or malignant cells
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: T cell
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: lymphocyte, lymph cell
Narrower terms: helper T cell, helper cell, CD4 T cell, CD4 cell, killer T cell, killer cell, cytotoxic T cell, CD8 T cell, CD8 cell
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