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hypercytokinemia

hypercytokinemia noun: a potentially fatal immune reaction consisting of a positive feedback loop between cytokines and immune cells, with highly elevated levels of various cytokines.

Noun

hypercytokinemia (uncountable)

  1. A potentially fatal immune reaction consisting of a positive feedback loop between cytokines and immune cells, with highly elevated levels of various cytokines.
    Synonyms:
    cytokine storm

Synonyms of hypercytokinemia

Origin of hypercytokinemia

From hyper- + cytokine + -emia.

Questions about hypercytokinemia

What does hypercytokinemia mean?
Hypercytokinemia means a potentially fatal immune reaction consisting of a positive feedback loop between cytokines and immune cells, with highly elevated levels of various cytokines.
What part of speech is hypercytokinemia?
Hypercytokinemia is a noun.

Words near hypercytokinemia in the dictionary

  1. hypercyclopean
  2. hypercylinder
  3. hypercylinders
  4. hypercylindrical
  5. hypercytokinaemia
  6. hypercytokinemia
  7. hypercytosis
  8. hypercytotoxic
  9. hypercytotoxicity
  10. hyperdactylies
  11. hyperdactyly

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