Etymology

cytokine

C3Y4T1O1K5I1N1E1

Today it means: Any of various small regulatory proteins that regulate the cells of the immune system. Full definition →

Ancient Greek κίνησις
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκίνησις“movement”
  2. English todaycytokine

From cyto- + -kine from Ancient Greek κίνησις (kínēsis, “movement”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekκίνησις all →

kinekinesiskin-ball-kinesiakinesia-kinesis

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