accessory cell
Americannoun
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Immunology. any of various cells of the immune system that work with T or B cells to initiate a specific immune response.
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Also called subsidiary cell. Botany. a plant epidermal cell associated with guard cells and different morphologically from other epidermal cells.
Etymology
Origin of accessory cell
First recorded in 1830–35
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