tnf

Questions about tnf

What does tnf mean?

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

How many syllables are in tnf?

tnf has 1 syllable under the regular spelling rules, and is not divided further. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for tnf?

Close synonyms include tumor necrosis factor, tumour necrosis factor. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is tnf a common word?

tnf is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for tnf come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.