T cell

See also: T-cell

English

Alternative forms

• T-cell (especially when used in attributive position)

Etymology

Clipping of thymus + cell.

Noun

T cell (plural T cells)

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

Synonyms

• T lymphocyte

Hypernyms

• leucocyte = leukocyte = white blood cell = WBC > agranulocyte > lymphocyte

Hyponyms

• cytolytic T cell, cytotoxic T cell, helper T cell, killer T cell, memory T cell

Coordinate terms

• natural killer cell, B cell = B lymphocyte = bursacyte

Translations

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

• Catalan: cèl·lula T f, limfòcit T m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: T細胞／T细胞 (tìxìbāo)

• German: T-Lymphozyt (de) m, T-Zelle (de) f
• Hungarian: T-sejt, T-limfocita, T-lymphocyta
• Kurdish:

  Northern Kurdish: xaneya T f

• Portuguese: célula T f, linfócito T m
• Spanish: célula T f, linfocito T m
• Swedish: T-cell (sv) c

See also

• B cell
• thymocyte