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Cytotoxic T Cell

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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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synonym
killer T cell
plural
Cytotoxic T Cells
possessive
Cytotoxic T Cell's
pluralpossessive
Cytotoxic T Cells'

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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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