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    T-lymphocyte
    noun
    a type of lymphocyte that matures in the thymus gland and has an important role in the immune response. There are several subclasses: killer T-cells are responsible for killing cells that are infected by a virus; helper T-cells induce other cells ( B-lymphocytes ) to produce antibodies
  • T lymphocyte
    T lymphocyte
    See T cell

T-lymphocyte

British  

noun

  1. Also called: T-cell.  a type of lymphocyte that matures in the thymus gland and has an important role in the immune response. There are several subclasses: killer T-cells are responsible for killing cells that are infected by a virus; helper T-cells induce other cells ( B-lymphocytes ) to produce antibodies

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

T lymphocyte Scientific  
  1. See T cell


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