any of the lymphocytes that are affected by the thymus and are involved in rejecting foreign tissue, regulating cellular immunity, and controlling the production of antibodies in the presence of an antigen
Origin of T cell
from t(hymus)T cell
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T cell
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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 .
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Any of the lymphocytes that develop in the thymus gland and that act in the immune system by binding antigens to receptors on the surface of their cells in what is called the cell-mediated immune response. T cells are also involved in the regulation of the function of B cells. Also called T lymphocyte
See more at cell-mediated immune response Compare B cell
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Noun
(plural T cells)
- (immunology) A lymphocyte, from the thymus, that can recognise specific antigens and can activate or deactivate other immune cells.
Noun
(plural T-cells)
- Alternative spelling of T cell.
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t cell - Medical Definition
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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
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