TARGET CELL
Dictionary entry overview: What does target cell mean?
• TARGET CELL (noun)
The noun TARGET CELL has 2 senses:
1. any cell that has a specific receptor for an antigen or antibody or hormone or drug, or is the focus of contact by a virus or phagocyte or nerve fiber etc.
2. an abnormal red blood cell with the appearance of a dark ring surrounding a dark center; associated with anemia
Familiarity information: TARGET CELL used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• TARGET CELL (noun)
Meaning:
Any cell that has a specific receptor for an antigen or antibody or hormone or drug, or is the focus of contact by a virus or phagocyte or nerve fiber etc.
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Hypernyms ("target cell" is a kind of...):
somatic cell; vegetative cell (any of the cells of a plant or animal except the reproductive cells; a cell that does not participate in the production of gametes)
Meaning:
An abnormal red blood cell with the appearance of a dark ring surrounding a dark center; associated with anemia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Hypernyms ("target cell" is a kind of...):
erythrocyte; RBC; red blood cell (a mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues; a biconcave disc that has no nucleus)
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