CD8
English
Etymology
Initialism of cluster of differentiation type 8.
Noun
CD8 (countable and uncountable, plural CD8s)
- (countable, uncountable, immunology) A glycoprotein found on the surface of cytotoxic T cells and several other types of immune cells.
- (countable, immunology) A CD8+ cytotoxic T cell.
Derived terms
- CD8+