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腫瘍壊死因子 (しゅようえしいんし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

腫しゅ瘍よう壊え死し因いん子し

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Meanings

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tumor necrosis factor; TNF

A cytokine involved in systemic inflammation; often abbreviated as TNF. Technical term used in immunology and oncology.

腫しゅ瘍よう壊え死し因いん子しは炎えん症しょう反はん応のうにおいて重じゅう要よう

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Tumor necrosis factor plays an important role in the inflammatory response.

Kanji

腫tumor, swelling
瘍swelling, boil, tumor
壊demolition, break, destroy
死death, die
因cause, factor, be associated with
子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM

Built from

腫しゅ瘍よう+壊え死し+因いん子し

Etymology

Calque from English 'tumor necrosis factor'. The Japanese term is a direct translation using 腫瘍 (tumor), 壊死 (necrosis), and 因子 (factor).