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interleukin 2

noun

  1. Immunology. a lymphokine protein, secreted by T cells in response to antigen and interleukin 1, that stimulates the proliferation of T cells.
  2. Pharmacology. a form of this protein produced by genetic engineering and used experimentally in immunotherapy. : IL-2


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Word History and Origins

Origin of interleukin 21

First recorded in 1980–85; interleukin 1

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