Search Result for "tumour necrosis factor":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

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);
[syn: tumor necrosis factor, tumour necrosis factor, TNF]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

tumour necrosis factor n 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) [syn: tumor necrosis factor, tumour necrosis factor, TNF]