HyperDic: tumour_necrosis_factor

English > 1 sense of the expression tumour necrosis factor:
NOUNsubstancetumour necrosis factor, tumor necrosis factor, TNFa proinflammatory cytokine that is produced by white blood cells (monocytes and macrophages)
English > tumour necrosis factor: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningA proinflammatory cytokine that is produced by white blood cells (monocytes and macrophages); has an antineoplastic effect but causes inflammation (as in rheumatoid arthritis).
Synonymstumor necrosis factor, TNF
BroadercytokineAny of various protein molecules secreted by cells of the immune system that serve to regulate the immune system

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