lymphokine-activated killer cell


lym·pho·kine–ac·ti·vat·ed killer cell

noun \-ˌak-tə-ˌvāt-əd-\

Definition of LYMPHOKINE-ACTIVATED KILLER CELL

: a lymphocyte (as a natural killer cell) that has been turned into a tumor-killing cell by being cultured with interleukin-2—called also LAK

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