Ba a jera "autacoidal" a yawancin ƙamus na Turanci ba. Duk da haka, kalmar "autacoid" kalma ce ta likitanci da ke nufin wani abu da jiki ke samarwa wanda yake aiki kamar hormone, amma an ware shi zuwa wani yanki na musamman kuma yana da ɗan gajeren lokaci. Autacoids sun haɗa da sinadarai irin su prostaglandins, histamine, da serotonin, waɗanda ke da hannu a cikin matakai daban-daban na jiki kuma suna iya yin tasiri iri-iri a jiki.