inflammasome

English

Etymology

From inflammatory +‎ -some.

Noun

inflammasome (plural inflammasomes)

  1. (biochemistry) A multi-protein complex that is responsible for inflammatory rheumatic diseases via activation of caspases.

Derived terms

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