t cell

1. A small lymphocyte developed in the thymus;
   It orchestrates the immune system's response to infected or malignant cells (synset 105459557)
   is a type of: lymph cell, lymphocyte - an agranulocytic leukocyte that normally makes up a quarter of the white blood cell count but increases in the presence of infection
   subtypes:

   • cd4 cell, cd4 t cell, helper cell, helper t cell - T cell with CD4 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and secretes lymphokines that stimulate B cells and killer T cells; helper T cells are infected and killed by the AIDS virus
   • cd8 cell, cd8 t cell, cytotoxic t cell, killer cell, killer t cell - 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
   same as: t lymphocyte

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