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inflammasome

inflammasome noun: a multi-protein complex that is responsible for inflammatory rheumatic diseases via activation of caspases.

Noun

inflammasome (plural inflammasomes)

  1. A multi-protein complex that is responsible for inflammatory rheumatic diseases via activation of caspases.

Forms of inflammasome

pluralinflammasomes

Origin of inflammasome

From inflammatory + -some.

Words formed from inflammasome

Questions about inflammasome

What does inflammasome mean?
Inflammasome means a multi-protein complex that is responsible for inflammatory rheumatic diseases via activation of caspases.
What part of speech is inflammasome?
Inflammasome is a noun.
What is the plural of inflammasome?
The plural of inflammasome is inflammasomes.

Words near inflammasome in the dictionary

  1. inflammagen
  2. inflammagens
  3. inflammages
  4. inflammaging
  5. inflammasomal
  6. inflammasome
  7. inflammasomes
  8. inflammate
  9. inflammated
  10. inflammates
  11. inflammating

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