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neutrophil chemotactant factor (medicine) and schist (oh)


neutrophil chemotactant factor (medicine)


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interleukin-8
<cytokine> A cytokine that activates neutrophils and attracts neutrophils and T-lymphocytes.

It is released by several cell types including monocytes, macrophages, T-lymphocytes, fibroblasts, endothelial cells, and keratinocytes by an inflammatory stimulus. Il-8 is a member of the beta-thromboglobulin superfamily and structurally related to platelet factor 4.

Acronym: IL-8


schist (oh)



[Date: 1700-1800; Language: French; Origin: schiste, from Latin schistos (lapis) 'stone that can be split', from Greek, from schizein; SCHISM]
a type of rock that naturally breaks apart into thin flat pieces