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CD8

CD8 noun: a glycoprotein found on the surface of cytotoxic T cells and several other types of immune cells.

Noun

CD8 (countable and uncountable, plural CD8s)

  1. A glycoprotein found on the surface of cytotoxic T cells and several other types of immune cells.
  2. (countable) A CD8+ cytotoxic T cell.

Forms of CD8

pluralCD8s

Origin of CD8

Initialism of cluster of differentiation type 8.

Words formed from CD8

  • CD8+

Questions about CD8

What does CD8 mean?
CD8 means a glycoprotein found on the surface of cytotoxic T cells and several other types of immune cells.
What part of speech is CD8?
CD8 is a noun.
What is the plural of CD8?
The plural of CD8 is CD8s.

Words near CD8 in the dictionary

  1. CD56s
  2. CD5s
  3. CD7
  4. CD79a
  5. CD7s
  6. CD8
  7. CD8s
  8. CDA
  9. CDAA
  10. CDAD
  11. CDAs

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