| killer cell |
A white blood cell that attacks tumor cells and body cells that have been invaded by foreign substances.
Ãâó: www.stjude.org/glossary
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| killed vaccine |
Vaccines which are made by taking the real, disease-causing viruses (or bacteria), killing them, and putting them into a liquid base. Compare with 'modified live vaccine' and 'recombinant vaccine.'
Ãâó: www.peteducation.com/dict_alpha_listing.cfm
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| killer cell |
a generalized name for IMMUNE SYSTEM cells that kill cancerous and VIRUS-infected cells. Among the killer cells are killer T CELLS (CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTES), NATURAL KILLER CELLS and K CELLS.
Ãâó: www.gmhc.org/health/glossary3.html
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| killer T cell |
another term used for cytotoxic T cells.
Ãâó: www.sabin.org/vaccine_science_GlossaryH_K.htm
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| killed vaccine |
A vaccine containing an agent that has been treated in such a way that it can no longer replicate in the host
Ãâó: duke.usask.ca/~misra/virology/stud2005/vaccines6/t...
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