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T cell

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-008470

A type of white blood cell. T cells are part of the immune system and develop from stem cells in the bone marrow. They help protect the body from infection and may help fight cancer. Also called T lymphocyte and thymocyte.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-008470
FieldOncology and biomedicine
SynonymsT lymphocyte; thymocyte
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-008470",
  "term": "T cell",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A type of white blood cell. T cells are part of the immune system and develop from stem cells in the bone marrow. They help protect the body from infection and may help fight cancer. Also called T lymphocyte and thymocyte.",
  "synonyms": [
    "T lymphocyte",
    "thymocyte"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/t-cell/"
}

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