T-cell

A form of T cell — A lymphocyte, from the thymus, that can recognise specific antigens and can activate or deactivate other immune cells.

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Meanings

nounT-cell (plural T-cells)

plural T-cells

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of T cell (especially when used in attributive position)

    Receptors and co-receptors sat on the outside of human T-cells.

    2019, Namwali Serpell, The Old Drift, Hogarth, page 414
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T-cell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/T-cell

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