The directed killing of a target cell by a leukocyte. [ https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0781735149 GOC:add http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/go/references/0000022 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11911826 ]
Synonyms: immune cell mediated cell killing leucocyte mediated cytotoxicity immune cell mediated cytotoxicity immune cell mediated cell death
Term information
Note that this term and its children describe contact-dependent killing of target cells by lymphocytes and myeloid cells of the immune system.