Usually means: Immune cell that destroys pathogens.
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  1. killer cell: Merriam-Webster
  2. killer cell: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. killer cell: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
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  1. killer cell: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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Definitions from WordNet (killer cell)

▸ 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


Opposite:
helper cell, T cell, white blood cell, lymphocyte

Types:
cytotoxic T cell, natural killer cell, helper T cell, memory T cell, regulatory T cell, more...

Phrases:
killer T cell, natural killer cell, natural killer (nk) cell, lymphokine-activated killer cell, lymphokine activated killer cell, more...

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Opposite:
helper cell, T cell, white blood cell, lymphocyte

Types:
cytotoxic T cell, natural killer cell, helper T cell, memory T cell, regulatory T cell, more...

Phrases:
killer T cell, natural killer cell, natural killer (nk) cell, lymphokine-activated killer cell, lymphokine activated killer cell, Natural killer T cell, more...




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