| lymphokine-activated killer cell: one of a number of white blood cells removed from a patient's whole blood and cultured with interleukin-2: used experimentally for reinfusion into the body to shrink malignant tumors. |
LAK cell  (lāk)  n. A white blood cell produced by cultivation of peripheral lymphocytes with interleukin-2 and used experimentally to shrink malignant tumors. [l(ymphokine-)a(ctivated) k(iller cell).] |
LAK cell (lāk)
n.
A white blood cell produced by cultivation of lymphocytes with interleukin-2 and used experimentally to shrink malignant tumors.