T cell

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T cell

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Clipping of thymus + cell.

noun T cells · T-cell

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

    Similar: T lymphocyte

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

Españollinfocito T, célula T
한국어T세포 tisepo
日本語T細胞 tī-saibō
中文T細胞 /T细胞 tìxìbāo
Kiswahiliseli T
Portuguêslinfócito T, célula T
DeutschT-Lymphozyt, T-Zelle

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@misc{t_cell_2026,
  title = {T cell},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/t%20cell},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}