cytokine
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cytokine
- /ˈsaɪ.tə(ʊ)(ˌ)kaɪn/ UK
- /ˈsaɪ.təˌkaɪn/ US
- [ˈsaɪ.ɾəˌkaɪn] US
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From cyto- + -kine from Ancient Greek κίνησις (kínēsis, “movement”).
noun cytokines
- Any of various small regulatory proteins that regulate the cells of the immune system. Thus, in the case of viral infection, mechanisms of resistance would be threefold, namely, interferon production, the immune response, including both antibody and lymphokine production, and the generation of lymphokine-like substances by the infected cells themselves. These latter substances have be
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Talk about this word "cytokine." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cytokine. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cytokine. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cytokine "cytokine." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cytokine.Cite this
@misc{cytokine_2026,
title = {cytokine},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cytokine},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
