CYTOKINE


Meaning of CYTOKINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsī-tə-ˌkīn ]

noun

Etymology: cyt- + -kine (as in lymphokine )

Date: 1979

: any of a class of immunoregulatory proteins (as interleukin or interferon) that are secreted by cells especially of the immune system

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.