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T cell en · NOUN

Etymology

Clipping of thymus + cell.

Meanings

  1. A lymphocyte, from the thymus, that can recognise specific antigens and can activate or deactivate other immune cells.

Forms

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T cells Number=Plur lexicographic
T-cell alternative lexicographic

Coordinates

B lymphocyte = bursacyte · natural killer cell

Hypernyms

leucocyte = leukocyte = white blood cell = WBC > agranulocyte > lymphocyte

Hyponyms

helper T cell · cytotoxic T cell · killer T cell · cytolytic T cell · memory T cell

Relateds

B cell · thymocyte

Synonyms

T lymphocyte

Translations (15)

pt célula T (lymphocyte that can recognise specific antigens and can activate or deactivate other immune cells) · pt linfócito T (lymphocyte that can recognise specific antigens and can activate or deactivate other immune cells) · cmn T細胞 /T细胞 (lymphocyte that can recognise specific antigens and can activate or deactivate other immune cells) · es célula T (lymphocyte that can recognise specific antigens and can activate or deactivate other immune cells) · kmr xaneya T (lymphocyte that can recognise specific antigens and can activate or deactivate other immune cells) · es linfocito T (lymphocyte that can recognise specific antigens and can activate or deactivate other immune cells) · hu T-limfocita (lymphocyte that can recognise specific antigens and can activate or deactivate other immune cells) · sv T-cell (lymphocyte that can recognise specific antigens and can activate or deactivate other immune cells) · de T-Zelle (lymphocyte that can recognise specific antigens and can activate or deactivate other immune cells) · hu T-lymphocyta (lymphocyte that can recognise specific antigens and can activate or deactivate other immune cells) · hu T-sejt (lymphocyte that can recognise specific antigens and can activate or deactivate other immune cells) · sw seli T (lymphocyte that can recognise specific antigens and can activate or deactivate other immune cells) · ca cèl·lula T (lymphocyte that can recognise specific antigens and can activate or deactivate other immune cells) · de T-Lymphozyt (lymphocyte that can recognise specific antigens and can activate or deactivate other immune cells) · ca limfòcit T (lymphocyte that can recognise specific antigens and can activate or deactivate other immune cells)