immunoglobulin a

1. 1.

   one of the most common of the five major classes of immunoglobulins; the chief antibody in the membranes of the gastrointestinal and respiratory tracts

   SynonymsIgA

   Broaderimmunoglobulin

Questions about immunoglobulin a

What does immunoglobulin a mean?

immunoglobulin a means "one of the most common of the five major classes of immunoglobulins; the chief antibody in the membranes of the gastrointestinal and respiratory tracts".

What is another word for immunoglobulin a?

Close synonyms include IgA. 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 immunoglobulin a a common word?

immunoglobulin a 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.