English Explanatory Dictionary

immunoglobulin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of the glycoproteins in blood serum that respond to invasion by foreign antigens and that protect the host by removing pathogens; an antibody.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

immunoglobulin immunoglobulins Ig

Etymology

From immuno- + globulin.

Synonyms

antibody Ab

Antonyms

antigen Ag

Related words

Ig immune globulin

Derived words

antiimmunoglobulin hyperimmunoglobulin hyperimmunoglobulinemia immunoglobulin A IgA immunoglobulin D IgD immunoglobulin E IgE immunoglobulin G IgG immunoglobulin M IgM
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