See Also: immunologically competent cell(medicine)
immunologically activated cell(medicine)
competent cell(medicine)
immunologically privileged sites(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
competent(dictionary)
competent(1)(dictionary)
competent(2)(dictionary)
COMPETENT WITNESS(law)
Competent Evidence(law)

immunologically competent cell (medicine)


immunologically competent cell


A small lymphocyte capable of being immunologically activated by exposure to a substance that is antigenic (immunogenic) for the respective cell; activation involves either the capacity to produce antibody or the capacity to participate in cell-mediated immunity.