immune globulin

1. 1.

   a class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response

   SynonymsimmunoglobulinIgimmune serum globulinimmune gamma globulin

   Broadergamma globulinantibody

   Narrowerimmunoglobulin Aimmunoglobulin Dimmunoglobulin Eimmunoglobulin Gimmunoglobulin Mtetanus immunoglobulin

Questions about immune globulin

What does immune globulin mean?

immune globulin means "a class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response".

What is another word for immune globulin?

Close synonyms include immunoglobulin, Ig, immune serum globulin, immune gamma globulin. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is immune globulin a common word?

immune globulin is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.