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tumour necrosis factor

tumour necrosis factor is the alternative spelling of tumor necrosis factor.

Meaning of tumor necrosis factor

Noun

tumor necrosis factor (plural tumor necrosis factors)

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

Forms of tumour necrosis factor

pluraltumour necrosis factors

Questions about tumour necrosis factor

What is tumour necrosis factor the alternative spelling of?
Tumour necrosis factor is the alternative spelling of tumor necrosis factor.

Words near tumour necrosis factor in the dictionary

  1. tumorsphere
  2. tumorspheres
  3. tumorvirus
  4. tumorviruses
  5. tumour
  6. tumour necrosis factor
  7. tumour necrosis factors
  8. tumoural
  9. tumoured
  10. tumouricidal
  11. tumourigeneses

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