tumor necrosis factor

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)

   Synonymstumour necrosis factorTNF

   Broadercytokine

Questions about tumor necrosis factor

What does tumor necrosis factor mean?

tumor necrosis factor 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)".

What is another word for tumor necrosis factor?

Close synonyms include tumour necrosis factor, TNF. 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.