Term: tumor necrosis factor: a proinflammatory cytokine that is produced by white blood cells (monocytes and macrophages); has an antineoplastic effect but causes inflammation (as in rheumatoid arthritis)
Candidate hypernym: cytokine: any of various protein molecules secreted by cells of the immune system that serve to regulate the immune system → 1
Candidate hypernym: aclinic line: an imaginary line paralleling the equator where a magnetic needle has no dip → 0
Candidate hypernym: sideroblastic anemia: refractory anemia characterized by sideroblasts in the bone marrow → 0
Candidate hypernym: cardia: the opening into the stomach and that part of the stomach connected to the esophagus → 0
Candidate hypernym: away game: a game played away from home → 0
Candidate hypernym: runner: a long narrow carpet → 0
Candidate hypernym: calcite: a common mineral consisting of crystallized calcium carbonate; a major constituent of limestone → 0
Candidate hypernym: bonus: anything that tends to arouse → 0
Candidate hypernym: vegetable sheep: cushion-forming New Zealand herb having leaves densely covered with tawny hairs → 0
Candidate hypernym: planner: a notebook for recording appointments and things to be done, etc. → 0
Candidate hypernym: ghetto: a poor densely populated city district occupied by a minority ethnic group linked together by economic hardship and social restrictions → 0