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Killer cell
/kˈɪlər
sɛl/
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Killer cell
noun
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.
Synonyms:
CD8 cell
,
CD8 T cell
,
cytotoxic T cell
,
killer T cell
.
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