| English Dictionary |
CD4 CELL
Dictionary entry overview: What does CD4 cell mean?
• CD4 CELL (noun)
The noun CD4 CELL has 1 sense:
1. 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
Familiarity information: CD4 CELL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
CD4 cell; CD4 T cell; helper cell; helper T cell
Hypernyms ("CD4 cell" is a kind of...):
T cell; T lymphocyte (a small lymphocyte developed in the thymus; it orchestrates the immune system's response to infected or malignant cells)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Walk beside me that we may be as one." (Native American proverb, Ute)
"Every disease has a medicine except for death." (Arabic proverb)
"After rain comes sunshine" (Dutch proverb)