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| per·fo·rin [ púrfərìn ] |
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immunology hole-boring molecule: a substance produced by cytotoxic T cells and natural killer cells that attacks and kills foreign cells by forming pores in their membranes
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| [Late 20th century. <perforate + -in] |
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