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Noun Concept
Categories: Articles with short description, Immunology, T cells, Human cells
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killer T cell  killer cell  cytotoxic T cell  CD8 T cell  CD8 cell
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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 WordNet 3.0
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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 WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A cytotoxic T cell is a T lymphocyte that kills cancer cells, cells that are infected by intracellular pathogens, or cells that are damaged in other ways. Wikipedia
A subtype of T cell, capable of inducing death in infected somatic or tumor cells. Wiktionary
T cell capable of inducing death to alien cells. Wiktionary (translation)