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cytokine storms

cytokine storms is the plural of cytokine storm.

Meaning of cytokine storm

Noun

cytokine storm (plural cytokine storms)

  1. An 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.

Questions about cytokine storms

What is cytokine storms the plural of?
Cytokine storms is the plural of cytokine storm.

Words near cytokine storms in the dictionary

  1. cytokine cascade
  2. cytokine cascades
  3. cytokine release syndrome
  4. cytokine release syndromes
  5. cytokine storm
  6. cytokine storms
  7. cytokinemia
  8. cytokines
  9. cytokineses
  10. cytokinesis
  11. cytokinetic

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