English noun: T lymphocyte | |||
1. | T lymphocyte (body) a small lymphocyte developed in the thymus; it orchestrates the immune system's response to infected or malignant cells | ||
Synonyms | T cell | ||
Broader (hypernym) | lymph cell, lymphocyte | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | CD4 cell, CD4 T cell, CD8 cell, CD8 T cell, cytotoxic T cell, helper cell, helper T cell, killer cell, killer T cell | ||