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\Definition of CD8
: a glycoprotein that is found associated with a T cell receptor especially on the surface of a cytotoxic T cell and that binds to a major histocompatibility complex molecule on the surface of an antigen-presenting cell to facilitate antigen recognition and cytotoxic T cell activation
—often used before another nounCD8 surface markersCD8 cells [=cells bearing CD8 on their surface]… the CD8 molecule is closely associated with MHC class I molecules on antigen-presenting cells. — Scientific American Medicine — compare CD4
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CD8
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\Medical Definition of CD8
: a glycoprotein that is found associated with a T cell receptor especially on the surface of a cytotoxic T cell and that binds to a major histocompatibility complex molecule on the surface of an antigen-presenting cell to facilitate antigen recognition and cytotoxic T cell activation
—often used before another nounCD8 surface markersCD8 cells [=cells bearing CD8 on their surface]… the CD8 molecule is closely associated with MHC class I molecules on antigen-presenting cells. — Scientific American Medicine — compare cd4
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