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

1 sense of killer t cell

Sense 1
killer T cell, killer cell, cytotoxic T cell, CD8 T cell, CD8 cell -- (T cell with CD8 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and binds to the infected cell and kill it)
       => T cell, T lymphocyte -- (a small lymphocyte developed in the thymus; it orchestrates the immune system's response to infected or malignant cells)