Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
T cell with CD4 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and secretes lymphokines that stimulate B cells and killer T cells;
helper T cells are infected and killed by the AIDS virus;
[syn: helper T cell, helper cell, CD4 T cell, CD4 cell]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
CD4 cell
n 1: T cell with CD4 receptor that recognizes antigens on the
surface of a virus-infected cell and secretes lymphokines
that stimulate B cells and killer T cells; helper T cells
are infected and killed by the AIDS virus [syn: helper T
cell, helper cell, CD4 T cell, CD4 cell]