T cell

See also: T-cell

English

Alternative forms

T-cell (especially when used in attributive position)

Etymology

Clipping of thymus + cell.

Noun

T cell (plural T cells)

(immunology) A lymphocyte, from the thymus, that can recognise specific antigens and can activate or deactivate other immune cells.

Synonyms

T lymphocyte

Hypernyms

leucocyte = leukocyte = white blood cell = WBC > agranulocyte > lymphocyte

Hyponyms

cytolytic T cell, cytotoxic T cell, helper T cell, killer T cell, memory T cell

Coordinate terms

natural killer cell, B cell = B lymphocyte = bursacyte

Translations

lymphocyte that can recognise specific antigens and can activate or deactivate other immune cells

Catalan: cèl·lula T f, limfòcit T m
Chinese:
Mandarin: T細胞／T细胞 (tìxìbāo)
German: T-Lymphozyt (de) m, T-Zelle (de) f
Hungarian: T-sejt, T-limfocita, T-lymphocyta
Kurdish:
Northern Kurdish: xaneya T f
Portuguese: célula T f, linfócito T m
Spanish: célula T f, linfocito T m
Swedish: T-cell (sv) c

See also

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