memory T cell

noun

A T cell that has previously encountered an antigen and thus provides a stronger immune response to re-infection

Meanings

nounmemory T cell (plural memory T cells)

plural memory T cells

  1. immunologyA T cell that has previously encountered an antigen and thus provides a stronger immune response to re-infection

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