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TUMOUR NECROSIS FACTOR

Dictionary entry overview: What does tumour necrosis factor mean?

• TUMOUR NECROSIS FACTOR (noun)
The noun TUMOUR NECROSIS FACTOR has 1 sense:

1. a proinflammatory cytokine that is produced by white blood cells (monocytes and macrophages); has an antineoplastic effect but causes inflammation (as in rheumatoid arthritis)

Familiarity information: TUMOUR NECROSIS FACTOR used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• TUMOUR NECROSIS FACTOR (noun)

Sense 1

tumour necrosis factor ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

A proinflammatory cytokine that is produced by white blood cells (monocytes and macrophages); has an antineoplastic effect but causes inflammation (as in rheumatoid arthritis)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

TNF; tumor necrosis factor; tumour necrosis factor

Hypernyms ("tumour necrosis factor" is a kind of...):

cytokine (any of various proteins secreted by cells of the immune system that serve to regulate the immune system)

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