| NOUN | substance | lymphokine | a cytokine secreted by helper T cells in response to stimulation by antigens and that acts on other cells of the immune system (as by activating macrophages) |
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| Meaning | A cytokine secreted by helper T cells in response to stimulation by antigens and that acts on other cells of the immune system (as by activating macrophages). | |
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| Narrower | interleukin | Any of several lymphokines that promote macrophages and killer T cells and B cells and other components of the immune system |
| Broader | cytokine | Any of various protein molecules secreted by cells of the immune system that serve to regulate the immune system |
| Spanish | linfocina | |
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