Search Result for "killer t cell":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. 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;
[syn: killer T cell, killer cell, cytotoxic T cell, CD8 T cell, CD8 cell]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

killer T cell
    n 1: 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 [syn: killer T cell, killer cell,
         cytotoxic T cell, CD8 T cell, CD8 cell]