Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cytokine storm

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.67 in modern English

Syllables: cy-tokine s-torm
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Inflected Forms

cytokine storms (plural)

Synonyms

cytokine cascade cytokine release syndrome

Questions

What does cytokine storm mean?: 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.

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