cd8 t cell

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cd8 t cell - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  CD8 T cell
      n 1: 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 [syn: killer T cell, killer cell,
           cytotoxic T cell, CD8 T cell, CD8 cell]