Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cytotoxic t cell

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.57 in modern English

Syllables: cy-to-tox-i-c t -cell
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

6

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A subtype of T cell, capable of inducing death in infected somatic or tumor cells.

Inflected Forms

cytotoxic T cells (plural)

Synonyms

cytolytic T cell killer T cell killer cell cd8 t cell cd8 cell

Questions

What does cytotoxic t cell mean?: A subtype of T cell, capable of inducing death in infected somatic or tumor cells.

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