Natural killer cell
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| Term | Natural killer cell |
| Short definition | natural killer cell - (pronounced) (NA-chuh-rul KIH-ler sel) A type of immune cell that contains granules (small particles) with enzymes that can kill tumor cells or cells infected with a virus. A natural killer cell is a type of white blood cell. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
natural killer cell - (pronounced) (NA-chuh-rul KIH-ler sel) A type of immune cell that contains granules (small particles) with enzymes that can kill tumor cells or cells infected with a virus. A natural killer cell is a type of white blood cell. Also called NK cell and NK-LGL
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- Wikipedia's article - Natural killer cell
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