T cell
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Tweet n. Any of a class of lymphocytes, including the helper T cells and cytotoxic T lymphocytes, that form in bone marrow and mature in the thymus. T cells are activated when receptors on the cell surface recognize specific antigens. Also called T lymphocyte. [t(hymus-derived) cell.] |
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