WHO naming stem · suffix · 8 listed names
-nercept
tumour necrosis factor receptors
Where it sits in a name
WHO writes the stem as -nercept. So the letters nercept sit at the end of the name (…nercept).
All 8 names WHO lists under -nercept
These are the INN in group (a) of Part IV of the stem book: names in which WHO says the stem is used as defined. The stem is marked where WHO places it. A-Z as WHO lists them.
- asunercept
- baminercept
- etanercept
- lenercept
- onercept
- opinercept
- pegsunercept
- tulinercept
Decode another name
Decoded
onercept
Listed INNCarries 2 WHO stems, most specific first: -nercept …
- -nerceptend of the nameWHO lists it hereWHO definition: tumour necrosis factor receptors
- -ceptend of the nameWHO lists it hereWHO definition: receptor molecules or membrane ligands, native, modified or synthetic
“onercept” is an INN that WHO lists under -nercept, -cept in the 2024 stem book.
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Source and licence
The definition of -nercept (Part II B) and the 8 names (Part IV, group (a)) are from Use of stems in the selection of International Nonproprietary Names (INN) for pharmaceutical substances, 2024 (World Health Organization, Stem book 2024 (ISBN 978-92-4-009938-8); covers proposed INN Lists 1-129). Checked .
Adapted from: Use of stems in the selection of International Nonproprietary Names (INN) for pharmaceutical substances, 2024. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2024. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO. This adaptation was not created by WHO; WHO is not responsible for its content or accuracy and does not endorse this site. The data file stems.json is shared under the same licence.