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tumor necrosis factor

a protein produced by macrophages in response to bacterial infection: a form made by genetic engineering is used in the treatment of cancer

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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