t lymphocyte
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1. a small lymphocyte developed in the thymus; it orchestrates the immune system's response to infected or malignant cells (noun.body)
hypernym | : | lymph cell, lymphocyte, |
definition | : | an agranulocytic leukocyte that normally makes up a quarter of the white blood cell count but increases in the presence of infection (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | cd4 cell, cd4 t cell, helper cell, helper t cell, |
definition | : | T cell with CD4 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and secretes lymphokines that stimulate B cells and killer T cells; helper T cells are infected and killed by the AIDS virus (noun.body) |
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