Antigen-presenting cell
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| Term | Antigen-presenting cell |
| Short definition | antigen-presenting cell (AN-tih-jen-preh-ZEN-ting sel) A type of immune cell that enhances the immune response by presenting antigens on its surface to other cells in the immune system. An antigen-presenting cell is a type of scavenger cell. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
antigen-presenting cell - (pronounced) (AN-tih-jen-preh-ZEN-ting sel) A type of immune cell that enhances the immune response by presenting antigens on its surface to other cells in the immune system. An antigen-presenting cell is a type of scavenger cell. Also called APC
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