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CD4
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English
Etymology
en cluster of differentiation type 4.
Noun
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en countable uncountable immunology A glycoprotein found on the surface of helper T cells and several other types of immune cells.
en countable immunology A CD4+ helper T cell.
en 1996 September Gay Community News 5 Louise Rice New Knowledges, New Treatments, New Hope In short, while CD4 counts can tell you where you are now, the viral load tells you where you are going.
Hypernyms
en receptor
Coordinate terms
en CCR5
en CXCR4
Derived terms
en CD4+