"target cell" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: target cells [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} target cell (plural target cells)
  1. any cell having a specific receptor for an antibody, antigen or hormone Translations (cell with a specific receptor): kohdesolu (Finnish), xaneya armanc [feminine] (Northern Kurdish)
    Sense id: en-target_cell-en-noun-BXDUJmwF Disambiguation of 'cell with a specific receptor': 69 31
  2. an abnormal red blood cell with a ringed appearance, associated with some anemias Synonyms (abnormal cell with ringed appearance): codocyte, Mexican hat cell
    Sense id: en-target_cell-en-noun-hgcb4tYV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Disambiguation of 'abnormal cell with ringed appearance': 6 94

Inflected forms

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