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tumor necrosis factor
Nountumor necrosis factor has 1 sense
tumor necrosis factor, tumour necrosis factor, TNF - a proinflammatory cytokine that is produced by white blood cells (monocytes and macrophages); has an antineoplastic effect but causes inflammation (as in rheumatoid arthritis) --1is a kind ofcytokine