cytokine

[ sahy-tuh-kahyn ]

/ ˈsaɪ təˌkaɪn /

noun

a type of small protein, as interferon, secreted by certain cells, especially immune cells, that helps regulate the body’s immune response to inflammation and disease:Cytokines are like the body’s messenger system for mobilizing its response to pathogens. The largest group of cytokines that stimulate immune cell proliferation are the interleukins.

Origin of cytokine

First recorded in 1970–75; cyto- + -kine, from Greek kineîn “to move, set in motion”; cf. -kinin

Words nearby cytokine

cytogenic reproduction, cytogenous, cytogeny, cytoglucopenia, cytoid, cytokine, cytokinesis, cytokine storm, cytokinin, cytol., cytologic smear

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British Dictionary definitions for cytokine

cytokine

/ (ˈsaɪtəʊˌkaɪn) /

noun

any of various proteins, secreted by cells, that carry signals to neighbouring cells. Cytokines include interferon

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Medical definitions for cytokine

cytokine

[ sī′tə-kīn′ ]

n.

Any of several nonantibody proteins, such as lymphokines, that are released by a cell population on contact with a specific antigen and act as intercellular mediators, as in the generation of an immune response.

Scientific definitions for cytokine

cytokine

[ sī′tə-kīn′ ]

Any of several regulatory proteins, such as the interleukins and lymphokines, that are released by cells of the immune system and act as intercellular mediators in the generation of an immune response. Also called chemokine

单词	cytokine
释义	cytokine [ sahy-tuh-kahyn ] / ˈsaɪ təˌkaɪn / noun a type of small protein, as interferon, secreted by certain cells, especially immune cells, that helps regulate the body’s immune response to inflammation and disease:Cytokines are like the body’s messenger system for mobilizing its response to pathogens. The largest group of cytokines that stimulate immune cell proliferation are the interleukins. Origin of cytokine First recorded in 1970–75; cyto- + -kine, from Greek kineîn “to move, set in motion”; cf. -kinin Words nearby cytokine cytogenic reproduction, cytogenous, cytogeny, cytoglucopenia, cytoid, cytokine, cytokinesis, cytokine storm, cytokinin, cytol., cytologic smear Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for cytokine cytokine / (ˈsaɪtəʊˌkaɪn) / noun any of various proteins, secreted by cells, that carry signals to neighbouring cells. Cytokines include interferon 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 cytokine cytokine [ sī′tə-kīn′ ] n. Any of several nonantibody proteins, such as lymphokines, that are released by a cell population on contact with a specific antigen and act as intercellular mediators, as in the generation of an immune response. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for cytokine cytokine [ sī′tə-kīn′ ] Any of several regulatory proteins, such as the interleukins and lymphokines, that are released by cells of the immune system and act as intercellular mediators in the generation of an immune response. Also called chemokine The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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