T cell

Introduction: T cell

Description of T cell

T cell: SYN: T lymphocyte.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

T cell: One type of white blood cell that attacks virus-infected cells, foreign cells, and cancer cells. T cells also produce a number of substances that regulate the immune response.
Source: National Institute of Health

T cell: Related Topics

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T cell as an Organ

T cell (organ): Another name for T-cells.

T cell (organ): T cells are one of three types of lymphocytes, a kind of white blood...more »

T cell (organ): T-cells or "T lymphocytes" are white blood cells that have a key purpose in the immune system called "cell-mediated immunity". These cells

T cell (organ): T cells — small white blood cells (also known as T lymphocytes) that direct or directly participate in immune... (Source: excerpt from Microbes in Sickness and in Health -- Publications, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: NIAID)

a type of lymphocyte. T cells have T-cell receptors and, sometimes, co-stimulatory molecules on their cell surfaces.... (Source: excerpt from Understanding Autoimmune Disease: NIAID)

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