antigen-presenting cell
Immunology
noun
Any cell that assists in the production of immune responses by presenting antigen; especially any of several types of cell with monocytic lineage that present antigen in association with class II MHC molecules, to helper T lymphocytes.
Origin
1970s; earliest use found in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.
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