n :  a T cell that suppresses the immune response of B cells and other T cells to an antigen resulting in tolerance for the antigen by the organism containing the T cell - called also suppressor lymphocyte , uppressor cell , uppressor T lymphocyte  - compare HELPER T CELL KILLER T CELL  .
 
 
 
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