CD4
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of CD4
1980–85; c(luster of) d(ifferentiation) 4
Example Sentences
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CD4 count is the number of CD4 T-cells, a type of white blood cell, in the blood.
From Science Daily • May 7, 2024
Five of the eight treated patients developed specific immune responses against the mutant protein, which were dominated by CD4 T-helper cells.
From Science Daily • Sep. 21, 2023
The typical range for CD4 cells is from 500 to 1,500 per cubic millimeter of blood.
From New York Times • Feb. 21, 2023
In the cases where people had few CD4 cells, mpox’s normally small skin lesions grew into large necrotizing patches and their infection sometimes spread to the lungs or caused severe secondary infections with bacteria.
From Science Magazine • Feb. 20, 2023
Tests showed the patient was also HIV-positive, which he had not known, and that his blood had few CD4 cells, critical immune cells that HIV attacks.
From Science Magazine • Feb. 20, 2023
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