cytolytic T cell
noun
variants
or less commonly cytolytic T lymphocyte
plural cytolytic T cells also cytolytic T lymphocytes
: cytotoxic T cell
The MHC-peptide complexes move to the surface and become anchored in the cell membrane, ready to be scrutinized by cytolytic T cells.—Thierry Boon
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