NK cell

noun

ˌen-ˈkā- 

: natural killer cell

Examples of NK cell in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

One participant in the Phase 2 study died from a neurological complication after receiving the treatment, an NK cell therapy. — Elaine Chen, STAT, 27 Oct. 2026

The report, published February in Science Translational Medicine, found that giving injections of an experimental medicine that boosted NK cell counts in mice successfully kept their eczema at bay. — Jennifer Walter, Discover Magazine, 27 Mar. 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1979, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for NK cell

• bel
• belle
• cel
• dell
• dwell
• el
• ell
• fel
• fell
• gel
• gell
• jell

Medical Definition

NK cell

noun

ˌen-ˈkā- 

: natural killer cell