Search Result for "helper_t_cell":
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):

helper T 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]