killer t cell

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   T cell with CD8 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and binds to the infected cell and kill it

   Synonymskiller cellcytotoxic T cellCD8 T cellCD8 cell

   BroaderT cell

Questions about killer t cell

What does killer t cell mean?

killer t cell means "T cell with CD8 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and binds to the infected cell and kill it".

What is another word for killer t cell?

Close synonyms include killer cell, cytotoxic T cell, CD8 T cell, CD8 cell. 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.

Is killer t cell a common word?

killer t cell is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.