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lymphokine definition

lympho·kine (lim′fō kīn′)

noun

any of various soluble proteins, as interferon, that are secreted by T cells interacting with an antigen and that help fight infection

Etymology: lympho- + -kine < Gr kinein, to move

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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