tumour 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)

   Synonymstumor necrosis factorTNF

   Broadercytokine

Questions about tumour necrosis factor

What does tumour necrosis factor mean?

tumour 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 tumour necrosis factor?

Close synonyms include tumor 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.