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Meaning of tumor necrosis factor | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Français facteur de nécrose tumorale

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

tumorectomy Tumored tumorgenicity tumoricide tumorigenesis tumorigenicity

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