| 单词 | leukotriene |
| 释义 | leukotriene[ loo-kuh-trahy-een ] / ˌlu kəˈtraɪ in / noun Biochemistry.a lipid, C20H30O3, produced by white blood cells in an immune response to antigens, that contributes to allergic asthma and inflammatory reactions. Origin of leukotrieneFirst recorded in 1975–80; leuko- + triene Words nearby leukotrieneleukotaxis, leukotic, leukotomy, leukotoxin, leukotrichia, leukotriene, leuprolide acetate, Leuricus, Leutze, Leuven, lev Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for leukotrieneleukotriene / (ˌluːkəʊˈtraɪiːn) / nounone of a class of products of metabolic conversion of arachidonic acid; the active constituents of slow-reacting substance, responsible for bronchial constriction, contraction of smooth muscle, and inflammatory processes Word Origin for leukotrieneC20: from leukocyte, in which they were discovered + triene from the conjugated triene unit that they contain Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for leukotrieneleukotriene [ lōō′kə-trī′ēn′ ] n.Any of a group of physiologically active substances that function both as mediators of inflammation and as participants in allergic responses. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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