infliximab

Other forms of infliximab

plural

infliximabs·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about infliximab

What does infliximab mean?

infliximab means "a monoclonal antibody (trade name Remicade) used to treat Crohn's disease and rheumatoid arthritis; administered by infusion; use and dosage must be determined by a physician". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in infliximab?

infliximab has 4 syllables: in-flix-i-mab. The stress falls on "flix".

What is another word for infliximab?

Close synonyms include Remicade, Remicade. 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 infliximab a common word?

infliximab is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.