Cytotoxic T Cell
nounid
32640·updated May 18, 2026verified
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
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Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- killer T cell
- plural
- Cytotoxic T Cells
- possessive
- Cytotoxic T Cell's
- pluralpossessive
- Cytotoxic T Cells'
Framework definitions
- §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
- §1 · legacy_primary
- T cell with CD8 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and binds to the infected cell and kill itDR-088 backfill from the noun definition column
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