Medical Definition of Cord factor

1. Glycolipid (trehalose 6, 6' dimycolate) found in the cell walls of Mycobacteria (causing them to grow in serpentine cords) and important in virulence, being toxic and inducing granulomatous reactions identical to those induced by the whole organism. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cord Factor

corbiesteps
corbina
corbinas
corbito
corbitos
corby
corcelet
corcelets
corche
corchorus
corchoruses
cord
cord blood
cord factor (current term)
cord factors
cord of tympanum
cordage
cordages
cordate
cordate leaf
cordate pelvis
cordately
cordebec
cordebeck
cordebecks

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