Definitions for t cell
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
T cell(n.)
any of several closely related lymphocytes, developed in the thymus, that circulate in the blood and lymph and regulate the immune system's response to infected or malignant cells.
Category: Immunology
Ref: Also called T lymphocyte.
Origin of T cell:
1965–70; T(hymus-derived)
Princeton's WordNet
T cell, T lymphocyte(noun)
a small lymphocyte developed in the thymus; it orchestrates the immune system's response to infected or malignant cells
Wiktionary
T cell(Noun)
A lymphocyte, from the thymus, that can recognise specific antigens and can activate or deactivate other immune cells.
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