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GAMMA-INTERFERON

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Dictionary entry overview: What does gamma-interferon mean?

• GAMMA-INTERFERON (noun)
The noun GAMMA-INTERFERON has 1 sense:

1. a form of interferon that is produced by T cells and macrophages; involved in the activation of phagocytes

Familiarity information: GAMMA-INTERFERON used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• GAMMA-INTERFERON (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A form of interferon that is produced by T cells and macrophages; involved in the activation of phagocytes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("gamma-interferon" is a kind of...):

interferon (an antiviral protein produced by cells that have been invaded by a virus; inhibits replication of the virus)

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