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noun
Any of various small regulatory proteins that regulate the cells of the immune system.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, immunology, medicine, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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noun
any of various protein molecules secreted by cells of the immune system that serve to regulate the immune system
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: protein
Narrower terms: tumor necrosis factor, tumour necrosis factor, TNF, lymphokine
History
From cyto- + -kine from Ancient Greek κίνησις (kínēsis, “movement”).
Across languages
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