suppressor T cell

noun

: a T cell that suppresses the immune response of B cells and other T cells to an antigen

called also suppressor cell

Word History

First Known Use

1972, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

suppressor T cell

noun

: a T cell that suppresses the immune response of B cells and other T cells to an antigen resulting in tolerance for the antigen by the organism containing the T cell

called also suppressor cell, suppressor lymphocyte, suppressor T lymphocyte, T suppressor cell

compare cytotoxic t cell, helper t cell