Definition of Cytotoxic T cell

1. Noun. 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.

Exact synonyms: Cd8 Cell, Cd8 T Cell, Killer Cell, Killer T Cell
Generic synonyms: T Cell, T Lymphocyte

Definition of Cytotoxic T cell

1. Noun. (immunology) A subgroup of T cell that are capable of inducing death to infected somatic or tumor cells. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cytotoxic T Cell

cytotactic
cytotactin
cytotaxis
cytotaxonomic
cytotaxonomies
cytotaxonomy
cytotechnologist
cytotechnologists
cytotechnology
cytotherapeutic
cytotherapy
cytothesis
cytotonic
cytotoxic
cytotoxic T-cell
cytotoxic T cell (current term)
cytotoxic T cells
cytotoxic T lymphocyte-specific serine protease
cytotoxic cell
cytotoxic drug
cytotoxic drugs
cytotoxic reaction
cytotoxic t-lymphocyte
cytotoxically
cytotoxicities
cytotoxicity
cytotoxin
cytotoxins
cytotrophoblast
cytotrophoblastic cells

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