Term: infliximab: an anti-TNF compound (trade name Remicade) consisting of an antibody directed against TNF; it is given intravenously at one-month to three-month intervals; used in treatment of regional enteritis and rheumatoid arthritis
Broader: anti-tnf compound: a class of drugs that block the action of tumor necrosis factor (TNF); used in cases of rheumatoid arthritis because TNF instigates inflammation of the joints | Unrelated: homaridae: large-clawed lobsters
Broader: anti-tnf compound: a class of drugs that block the action of tumor necrosis factor (TNF); used in cases of rheumatoid arthritis because TNF instigates inflammation of the joints | Unrelated: ball-and-socket joint: a joint that can rotate within a socket
Broader: anti-tnf compound: a class of drugs that block the action of tumor necrosis factor (TNF); used in cases of rheumatoid arthritis because TNF instigates inflammation of the joints | Unrelated: parchment: skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on
Broader: anti-tnf compound: a class of drugs that block the action of tumor necrosis factor (TNF); used in cases of rheumatoid arthritis because TNF instigates inflammation of the joints | Unrelated: redbud: small shrubby tree of eastern North America similar to the Judas tree having usually pink flowers; found in damp sheltered underwood
Broader: anti-tnf compound: a class of drugs that block the action of tumor necrosis factor (TNF); used in cases of rheumatoid arthritis because TNF instigates inflammation of the joints | Unrelated: petit point: needlepoint done with small stitches
Broader: anti-tnf compound: a class of drugs that block the action of tumor necrosis factor (TNF); used in cases of rheumatoid arthritis because TNF instigates inflammation of the joints | Unrelated: stream of consciousness: a literary genre that reveals a character's thoughts and feeling as they develop by means of a long soliloquy
Broader: anti-tnf compound: a class of drugs that block the action of tumor necrosis factor (TNF); used in cases of rheumatoid arthritis because TNF instigates inflammation of the joints | Unrelated: transmission mechanism: any mechanism whereby an infectious agent is spread from a reservoir to a human being
Broader: anti-tnf compound: a class of drugs that block the action of tumor necrosis factor (TNF); used in cases of rheumatoid arthritis because TNF instigates inflammation of the joints | Unrelated: trip: a hallucinatory experience induced by drugs
Broader: anti-tnf compound: a class of drugs that block the action of tumor necrosis factor (TNF); used in cases of rheumatoid arthritis because TNF instigates inflammation of the joints | Unrelated: chrome green: any of a class of green pigments consisting of chrome yellow and iron blue
Broader: anti-tnf compound: a class of drugs that block the action of tumor necrosis factor (TNF); used in cases of rheumatoid arthritis because TNF instigates inflammation of the joints | Unrelated: activator: (biology) any agency bringing about activation; a molecule that increases the activity of an enzyme or a protein that increases the production of a gene product in DNA transcription