tumor necrosis factor

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tumor necrosis factor

noun tumor necrosis factors · tumour necrosis factor

Any of several polypeptide hormones, produced by macrophages, that can destroy some cancer cells.

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noun hormone

中文	腫瘤壞死因子 /肿瘤坏死因子 zhǒngliú huàisǐ yīnzǐ
Français	facteur de nécrose tumorale

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@misc{tumor_necrosis_factor_2026,
  title = {tumor necrosis factor},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tumor%20necrosis%20factor},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}