🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

साइटोकाइन

Pronunciation / Transliteration: saitokain

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Cytokine/ˈsaɪtəˌkaɪn/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"साइटोकाइन प्रतिरक्षा प्रतिक्रिया में महत्वपूर्ण भूमिका निभाते हैं।"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A category of signaling molecules that mediate and regulate immunity, inflammation, and hematopoiesis.

    "Cytokines play a crucial role in the immune response by facilitating communication between cells."
  2. 2

    Proteins produced by cells that affect the behavior of other cells, often involved in the immune system.

    "The release of cytokines during an infection can lead to inflammation and fever."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'cytokine' is derived from the Greek word 'kytos', meaning 'cell', and 'kinein', meaning 'to move'. It was first used in the 1970s to describe a group of proteins that are secreted by cells and affect the behavior of other cells, particularly in immune responses.

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