Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun cd4_t_cell

1 sense of cd4 t cell

Sense 1
helper T cell, helper cell, CD4 T cell, CD4 cell -- (T cell with CD4 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and secretes lymphokines that stimulate B cells and killer T cells; helper T cells are infected and killed by the AIDS virus)
       => T cell, T lymphocyte -- (a small lymphocyte developed in the thymus; it orchestrates the immune system's response to infected or malignant cells)