Meanings
plural cytokine storms
- medicineAn immune system–cytokine positive feedback reaction to certain infections and certain drugs, which occurs when large numbers of white blood cells are activated and release inflammatory cytokines, which in turn activate more white blood cells.
Synonyms: cytokine cascade, cytokine release syndrome
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn immune system–cytokine positive feedback reaction to certain infections and certain drugs, which occurs when large numbers of white blood cells are activated and release inflammatory cytokines, which in turn activate more white blood cells.
Translations
Dutch cytokinestorm
- cytokinestormpathology
French choc cytokinique
- choc cytokiniquepathology
German Zytokin-Freisetzungssyndrom, Zytokinsturm
- Zytokin-Freisetzungssyndrompathology
- Zytokinsturmpathology
Indonesian badai sitokin
- badai sitokinpathology
Portuguese tempestade de citocinas
- tempestade de citocinaspathology
Spanish tormenta de citoquinas
- tormenta de citoquinaspathology
Cite this entry
cytokine storm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cytokine%20storm
“cytokine storm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cytokine%20storm. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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