a type of protein or cytokine that is developed from macrophagic or monocytic cells
monokine in American English
(ˈmɑnəˌkain)
noun
Immunology
any substance secreted by a monocyte or macrophage and affecting the function of other cells
Word origin
[mono- + (lympho)kine]mono- is a combining form meaning “alone,” “single,” “one” (monogamy); specialized in some scientific terms to denote a monomolecular thickness (monolayer) and adapted in chemistry to apply to compounds containing one atom of a particularelement (monohydrate). Other words that use the affix mono- include: monobuoy, monochromatic, monograph, monopoly, monosome