"T cell" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: T cells [plural]
Etymology: Clipping of thymus + cell. Head templates: {{en-noun|head=T cell}} 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. Wikipedia link: en:T cell Categories (topical): Immunology Synonyms: T lymphocyte, T-cell (english: especially when used in attributive position) 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 Related terms: B cell, thymocyte Coordinate_terms: natural killer cell, B lymphocyte = bursacyte (english: B cell) Translations (lymphocyte that can recognise specific antigens and can activate or deactivate other immune cells): cèl·lula T [feminine] (Catalan), limfòcit T [masculine] (Catalan), T細胞 (Chinese Mandarin), T细胞 (tìxìbāo) (Chinese Mandarin), T-Lymphozyt [masculine] (German), T-Zelle [feminine] (German), T-sejt (Hungarian), T-limfocita (Hungarian), T-lymphocyta (Hungarian), xaneya T [feminine] (Northern Kurdish), célula T [feminine] (Portuguese), linfócito T [masculine] (Portuguese), célula T [feminine] (Spanish), linfocito T [masculine] (Spanish), T-cell [common-gender] (Swedish)

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          "sense": "lymphocyte that can recognise specific antigens and can activate or deactivate other immune cells",
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      "roman": "tìxìbāo",
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      "sense": "lymphocyte that can recognise specific antigens and can activate or deactivate other immune cells",
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      "sense": "lymphocyte that can recognise specific antigens and can activate or deactivate other immune cells",
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    {
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      "sense": "lymphocyte that can recognise specific antigens and can activate or deactivate other immune cells",
      "word": "T-sejt"
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      "sense": "lymphocyte that can recognise specific antigens and can activate or deactivate other immune cells",
      "word": "T-limfocita"
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      "word": "T-lymphocyta"
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      "sense": "lymphocyte that can recognise specific antigens and can activate or deactivate other immune cells",
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      "sense": "lymphocyte that can recognise specific antigens and can activate or deactivate other immune cells",
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      ],
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      "sense": "lymphocyte that can recognise specific antigens and can activate or deactivate other immune cells",
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      "sense": "lymphocyte that can recognise specific antigens and can activate or deactivate other immune cells",
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