cd4

1. 1.

   a glycoprotein that is found primarily on the surface of helper T cells

   “CD4 is a receptor for HIV in humans”

   Synonymscluster of differentiation 4

   Broaderglycoprotein

Questions about cd4

What does cd4 mean?

cd4 means "a glycoprotein that is found primarily on the surface of helper T cells".

How many syllables are in cd4?

cd4 has 1 syllable under the regular spelling rules, and is not divided further. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for cd4?

Close synonyms include cluster of differentiation 4. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.