au·to·crine | \ ˈȯ-tō-ˌkrin 
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\Definition of autocrine
: of, relating to, promoted by, or being a substance secreted by a cell and acting on surface receptors of the same cell — compare paracrine
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autocrine
adjectiveau·to·crine | \ -krin \
\Medical Definition of autocrine
: of, relating to, promoted by, or being a substance secreted by a cell and acting on surface receptors of the same cell
autocrine stimulation of T cell growth autocrine growth of some breast cancers— M. E. Lippman — compare paracrine
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