INTERFERON


Meaning of INTERFERON in English

ˌintə(r)ˈfi(ə)ˌrän noun

( -s )

Etymology: interfer ence (prevention of virus development) + -on (I)

: any of a group of heat-stable soluble basic antiviral glycoproteins of low molecular weight that are produced usually by cells exposed to the action of a virus, sometimes to the action of another intracellular parasite (as a bacterium), or experimentally to the action of some chemicals, and that include some used medically as antiviral or antineoplastic agents — see alpha interferon herein beta interferon herein gamma interferon herein

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