suppressor T cell

noun Immunology.

a T cell capable of inhibiting the activity of B cells and other T cells.

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Also called T suppressor cell.

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Medicine definitions for suppressor t cell

suppressor T cell

n.

A T cell that reduces or suppresses the immune response of B cells or of other T cells to an antigen.

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