English
kinoid
From (cyto)kine + -oid, modelled on toxoid.
Formed from cytokine + -oid
Proto-Indo-European *keyh₂- ‘to start to move’
Ancient Greek κῑνέω ‘I move’
Ancient Greek κίνησις ‘movement’
English cytokine
The story
Coined by Bernard Bizzini and A.
Today it means
noun An immunogenic preparation containing a biologically inactivated cytokine, used experimentally as a form of vaccination to induce the production of antibodies against overproduced cytokines in several immune-related conditions (e.g. systemic lupus erythematosus, AIDS and Crohn's disease).
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Etymograph / kinoid