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cytotoxic T cell

noun Immunology.

killer T cell.

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Also called cytotoxic T lymphocyte.

Words nearby cytotoxic T cell

cytotechnology, cytothesis, cytotoxic, cytotoxicity, cytotoxic reaction, cytotoxic T cell, cytotoxin, cytotrophoblast, cytotropic, cytotropic antibody, cytotropism
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Medical definitions for cytotoxic T cell

cytotoxic T cell

n.

killer cell
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Scientific definitions for cytotoxic T cell

cytotoxic T cell
[ sī′tə-tŏk′sĭk ]

See killer T cell.
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