dendritic cell

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noun

a branching cell of the lymph nodes, blood, and spleen that functions as a network trapping foreign protein.

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Words nearby dendritic cell

dendriform, dendrimer, dendrite, dendritic, dendritic calculus, dendritic cell, dendritic corneal ulcer, dendritic keratitis, dendritic process, dendritic spine, dendro-

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How to use dendritic cell in a sentence

They also looked at dendritic cells, which move relentlessly through the lining of the gut.
Urban pollution can pose unseen risks to kids’ immunity and more|Esther Landhuis|April 7, 2021|Science News For Students
Injected into the arm, the nanoparticles holding the critical instructions seemed to home in on dendritic cells, the exact cell type whose job is to train the immune system to recognize a virus.
The next act for messenger RNA could be bigger than covid vaccines|David Rotman|February 5, 2021|MIT Technology Review
Joel Osteen wants to talk about muting your cell phone at the dinner table.
No Gods, No Cops, No Masters|James Poulos|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
At that point, the Library of Congress can once again decide to prohibit consumers from unlocking their cell phones.
Nazis, Sunscreen, and Sea Gull Eggs: Congress in 2014 Was Hella Productive|Ben Jacobs|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Earlier this year, security at major airports was tightened because of a tip that al-Asiri had been working on a cell phone bomb.
A Gift to the Jihadis: The Unseen Airport Security Threat|Clive Irving|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At least one of those ubiquitous cell phone cameras began filming.
Protesters Slimed This Good Samaritan Cop|Michael Daly|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In fact, four of 20 cells at Cobalt were found to have bars across the cell to allow this.
Inside the CIA’s Sadistic Dungeon|Tim Mak|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In his condemned cell he composed a beautiful poem of 14 verses (“My last Thought”), which was found by his wife and published.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
Some writers state that each cell contains about one thousand seeds.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
Any epithelial cell may be so granular from degenerative changes that the nucleus is obscured.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
The sediment contains a few hyaline and finely granular casts and an occasional red blood-cell.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
The megaloblast is probably a distinct cell, not merely a larger size of the normoblast.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd

Medical definitions for dendritic cell

dendritic cell

A cell that has branching processes.

Any of the cells in the neural crest of the embryonic ectoderm having extensive processes and developing early as producers of melanin.///A highly specialized white blood cell found in the skin, mucosa, and lymphoid tissues that initiates a primary immune response by activating lymphocytes and secreting cytokines.

follicular dendritic cell

Scientific definitions for dendritic cell

dendritic cell

[ dĕn-drĭt′ĭk ]

A highly specialized white blood cell found in the skin, mucosa, and lymphoid tissues that initiates a primary immune response by activating lymphocytes and secreting cytokines.