CD4

Meaning of CD4 in English

a protein on the surface of T cells and other cells, functioning as a receptor for the AIDS virus antigen.

[ 1980-85; c(luster of) d(ifferentiation) 4 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

CD4 — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: cluster of differentiation Date: 1984 a large glycoprotein that is found on the surface especially …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CD4 — -ˈfōr, -ˈfȯr noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: c luster of d ifferentiation antigen + 4 : a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CD4 — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: c luster of d ifferentiation Date: 1984 : a large glycoprotein that is found on …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CD4 — [CD4] n [cluster of differentiation] (1985): a large glycoprotein that is found on the surface of T4 cells and is …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CD4 — a protein embedded in the surface of some T-cells and certain other cells (e.g., macrophages, Langerhans cells, glial cells). HIV …
AIDS English Glossary
CD4 — Pronunciation: ˌ s ē -( ˌ )d ē - ' fo ̇ r Function: noun Usage: often attrib Etymology: c …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CD4 COUNT, ABSOLUTE — The number of "helper" T-lymphocytes in a cubic millimeter of blood. With HIV, the absolute CD4 count declines as the …
English Dictionary of Medicine
ABSOLUTE CD4 COUNT — The number of "helper" T-lymphocytes in a cubic millimeter of blood. With HIV, the absolute CD4 count declines as the …
English Dictionary of Medicine
SOLUBLE CD4 — a recombinant molecule that is analogous to a small portion of the CD4 molecule. Soluble CD4 binds with the HIV …
AIDS English Glossary
IDIOPATHIC CD4 T LYMPHOCYTOPENIA — immunosuppression and low CD4 cell count with no detectable cause. ICL syndrome has been called "non-HIV AIDS." (ICL)
AIDS English Glossary
CD4/CD8 RATIO — the ratio of CD4 cells to CD8 cells. In healthy individuals the CD4/CD8 ratio is about 2.
AIDS English Glossary
ABSOLUTE CD4 CELL COUNT — the number of CD4 cells in a cubic millimeter (mm3) of blood. See also CD4 cell count.
AIDS English Glossary
T4 CELL — noun Etymology: T cell + CD4 Date: 1983 any of the T cells (as a helper T cell) that display …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HELPER T CELL — noun Date: 1974 a T cell that participates in an immune response by recognizing a foreign antigen and secreting lymphokines …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GP120 — noun Etymology: glycoprotein Date: 1985 a glycoprotein protruding from the outer surface of the HIV virion that has a molecular …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
AIDS
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
T4 CELL — noun also t4 lymphocyte ˈ ̷ ̷ ˈ ̷ ̷ - Usage: usually capitalized T : any of the T cells (as a helper …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GP120 — ˌjē(ˌ)pēwənˈtwentē noun Etymology: g lyco p rotein : a glycoprotein protruding from the outer surface of the HIV virion that …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AIDS
Webster's New International English Dictionary
T4 CELL — Etymology: T cell + CD 4 Date: 1983 : any of the T cells (as a helper T cell) that …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HELPER T CELL — Date: 1974 : a T cell that participates in an immune response by recognizing a foreign antigen and secreting lymphokines …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GP120 — noun Etymology: g lyco p rotein Date: 1985 : a glycoprotein protruding from the outer surface of the HIV virion …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AIDS
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HELPER T CELL — [helper T cell] n (1976): a T cell that participates in an immune response by recognizing a foreign antigen and …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
T4 CELL — [T4 cell] n [T cell + CD4] (1983): any of the T cells (as a helper T cell) that bear …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
AIDS
Britannica English vocabulary
TROPISM — affinity for or the tendency to move toward something; the specific attraction of a virus or other microorganism to a …
AIDS English Glossary
TH2 IMMUNE RESPONSE — one of the branches of the immune system. The TH2 response involves the TH2 subset of CD4 cells that secrete …
AIDS English Glossary
TH1 IMMUNE RESPONSE — one of the branches of the immune system. The TH1 response involves a subset of CD4 lymphocytes called TH1 cells …
AIDS English Glossary
T-CELL — a white blood cell derived from the thymus that contributes to the cell-mediated immune response. There are 3 major types …
AIDS English Glossary
SURROGATE MARKER — a marker or sign that can serve in place of a clinical endpoint such as such as the disease progression …
AIDS English Glossary
ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME — the late stage of HIV disease. AIDS involves the loss of function of the immune system as CD4 cells are …
AIDS English Glossary

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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