Natural Killer Cell at Medical Drugs Glossary

What is Natural Killer Cell? NK cell. A type of white blood cell that contains granules with enzymes that can kill tumor cells or microbial cells. Also called a large granular lymphocyte.

Medical Term & Definition Added By: Seth

Send To Friends!

If you'd like to send the Natural Killer Cell definition to yourself or to your friends/colleagues, just enter the e-mail addresses in the boxes below -

We hope you now understand the meaning of Natural Killer Cell. If you need any more information on this term, please don't hesitate to contact us.

Other Similar Drugs Terms:

Prescription Drugs Term psammoma body (sam-O-ma) is A structure found in some benign (noncancerous) or malignant (cancerous) tumor cells. Psammoma bodies look like hardened concentric rings when viewed under a microscope. They can be a sign of chronic inflammation.

Prescription Drugs Term Heuristic is A method based on empirical information that has no explicit rationalization.

Prescription Drugs Term Oxidizer is A material other than a blasting agent or explosive, that readily yields oxygen or other oxidizing gas, or that readily reacts to promote or initiate combustion of combustible materials. Oxidizers are subdivided as follows:

Prescription Drugs Term Polypeptide is A chain of amino acids connected by peptide linkages. A polypeptide is longer than an oligopeptide, and may constitute an entire protein.

Prescription Drugs Term Cell Fusion is The fusing together of two or more cells to become a single cell. This technique has had important consequences in immunology, developmental biology, and genetics. For example, monoclonal antibodies are produced by fusing a spleen cell (producing an antib