Meanings
plural cytotoxic T cells
- immunologyA subtype of T cell, capable of inducing death in infected somatic or tumor cells.
Synonyms: cytolytic T cell, killer T cell
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA subtype of T cell, capable of inducing death in infected somatic or tumor cells.
More synonyms by meaning
nounT cell with CD8 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and binds to the infected cell and kill it
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Finnish tappaja-T-solu
- tappaja-T-soluT cell capable of inducing death to alien cells
French lymphocyte T cytotoxique
- lymphocyte T cytotoxiqueT cell capable of inducing death to alien cells
Japanese 細胞傷害性T細胞
- 細胞傷害性T細胞 (saibō shōgai-sei T saibō)T cell capable of inducing death to alien cells
Swedish T-mördarcell, mördar-T-cell
- T-mördarcellT cell capable of inducing death to alien cells
- mördar-T-cellT cell capable of inducing death to alien cells
- cytotoxisk T-cellT cell capable of inducing death to alien cells
Cite this entry
cytotoxic T cell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cytotoxic%20T%20cell
“cytotoxic T cell.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cytotoxic%20T%20cell. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cytotoxic T cell,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cytotoxic%20T%20cell.
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