T cell

noun

noun

Etymology Clipping of thymus + cell.

Immunology, Medicine, Sciences A lymphocyte, from the thymus, that can recognise specific antigens and can activate or deactivate other immune cells.

Synonyms: T lymphocyte
Related terms: B cell, thymocyte
Hypernyms: leucocyte = leukocyte = white blood cell = WBC > agranulocyte > lymphocyte
Hyponyms: cytolytic T cell, cytotoxic T cell, helper T cell, killer T cell, memory T cell
Coordinate terms: natural killer cell, B lymphocyte = bursacyte

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