Usually means: Immune cells that destroy pathogens.
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  1. killer cells: Merriam-Webster
  2. killer cells: Collins English Dictionary
  3. Killer cells: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. Killer cells: Legal dictionary

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  1. Killer cells: Encyclopedia

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  1. killer cells: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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  6. killer cells: Prostate Cancer Interactive Glossary
  7. Killer cells: Medical dictionary

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  1. Killer cells: Cytokines & Cells Online Pathfinder Encyclopaedia

(Note: See killer_cell as well.)

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noun:  T cell with CD8 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and binds to the infected cell and kill it
▸ Also see killer_cell

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