adalimumab
Meanings
noun
- An immunosuppressive drug (trademark Humira) that is a genetically engineered monoclonal antibody administered by subcutaneous injection to treat the symptoms of various autoimmune diseases (such as rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn's disease, and psoriasis). It acts by binding to and blocking the activity of tumor necrosis factor.
Pronunciation
Word forms
Etymology
From ada- (of unknown origin) + -lim- (“immunomodulating”) + -umab (“human monoclonal antibody”).
Previous
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.