单词 | lymphokine |
释义 | lymphokine[ lim-fuh-kahyn ] / ˈlɪm fəˌkaɪn / noun Immunology.any lymphocyte product, as interferon, that is not an antibody but may participate in the immune response through its effect on the function of other cells, as destroying antigen-coated cells or stimulating macrophages. Origin of lymphokine1969; lympho(cyte) + -kine<Greek kīneîn to move; cf. -kinin Words nearby lymphokinelymphoid hypophysitis, lymphoid leukemia, lymphoidocyte, lymphoid series, lymphoid tissue, lymphokine, lymphokine-activated killer cell, lymphokinesis, lymphology, lymphoma, lymphomatoid granulomatosis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for lymphokinelymphokine / (ˈlɪmfəʊˌkaɪn) / nounimmunol a protein, released by lymphocytes, that affects other cells involved in the immune response 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 lymphokinelymphokine [ lĭm′fə-kīn′ ] n.Any of various soluble substances, released by sensitized lymphocytes on contact with specific antigens, that act by stimulating activity of monocytes and macrophages. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for lymphokinelymphokine [ lĭm′fə-kīn′ ] Any of various cytokines released by T cells that have been activated by specific antigens. Lymphokines act as mediators in the immune response by activating macrophages and stimulating lymphocyte production. Interferon is a lymphokine. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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