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t cell

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.76 in modern English

Syllables
t -cell
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A lymphocyte, from the thymus, that can recognise specific antigens and can activate or deactivate other immune cells.

Etymology

Clipping of thymus + cell.

Inflected Forms

T cells (plural) T-cell (alternative)

Phrases

B cell

Frequently Paired Words

B cell thymocyte natural killer cell B lymphocyte = bursacyte

Synonyms

T lymphocyte

Questions

What does t cell mean?
A lymphocyte, from the thymus, that can recognise specific antigens and can activate or deactivate other immune cells.
Where does t cell come from?
Clipping of thymus + cell.

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