Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun tnf

1 sense of tnf

Sense 1
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))
       => cytokine -- (any of various protein molecules secreted by cells of the immune system that serve to regulate the immune system)