CYTOKINES -
Noun: Hormone like proteins secreted by cells such as interferon , lymphokines and interleukins which regulate their proliferation (reproduction by cell division) and function. All the T-cells and other leukocytes communicate with one another by secreting one or another of these chemical messengers.

Greek - kytos = anything hollow

Greek - kineín = to move

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