lym|pho|kine

lym|pho|kine
lym|pho|kine «LIHM fuh kyn», noun.
a chemical substance secreted by T cells activated by certain antigens. Lymphokines are a part of the immune mechanism. »

The activation of T cells also results in the production and release of soluble mediators of cellular immunity called lymphokines (M. Michael Sigel).

[< lympho(cyte) + Greek kīneîn to move]

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  • lym — ca·lym·e·ne; ca·lym·ma; ca·lym·ma·to·bacterium; co·lym·bi·dae; co·lym·bi·form; co·lym·bi·for·mes; co·lym·bus; de·po·lym·er·ase; en·do·lym·phat·ic; lym; lym·naea; lym·nae·idae; lym·phad; lym·pha·den; lym·phad·e·noid; lym·phan·gi·al;… …   English syllables

  • kine — ran·kine; sti·kine; che·mo·kine; cy·to·kine; lym·pho·kine; kine; al·kine; …   English syllables

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  • lymphokine — lym•pho•kine [[t]ˈlɪm fəˌkaɪn[/t]] n. imu any of a group of lymphocyte products that perform various disease fighting functions, as destroying infected cells • Etymology: 1969; lympho ( cyte) + kine < Gk kīneîn to move …   From formal English to slang

  • lymphokine-activated killer cell — lym·pho·kine ac·ti·vat·ed killer cell .ak tə .vāt əd n a lymphocyte (as a natural killer cell) that has been turned into a tumor killing cell by being cultured with interleukin 2 called also LAK …   Medical dictionary

  • Lymphokinese — Lym|pho|kine̱se [↑Lymphe u. gr. ϰινησις = Bewegung] w; , n: Strömung der ↑Endolymphe in den häutigen Bogengängen des Innenohrs …   Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke

  • lymphokine — Hormonelike peptide, released by activated lymphocytes, that mediates immune response; a cytokine obtained from lymphocytes. [lymphocyte + G. kineo, to set in motion] * * * lym·pho·kine lim(p) fə .kīn n any of various substances (as an… …   Medical dictionary

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