Ｔ細胞てぃーさいぼう

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Meanings

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T cell; T lymphocyte

Physiology term for a type of lymphocyte that matures in the thymus and plays a central role in cell-mediated immunity.

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T cells play an important role in the immune system.

エイズウイルスはＴ細さい胞ぼうを破は壊かいする。

The AIDS virus destroys T cells.

Ｂ細胞びーさいぼう
B cells produce antibodies and mature in bone marrow, while T cells mature in the thymus and are involved in cell-mediated immunity.
リンパ球きゅう
Lymphocyte is the broader category that includes both T cells and B cells.

From English 'T cell', where 'T' stands for thymus, the organ where these cells mature. The Japanese form combines the Latin letter T with 細胞 (cell).