tetanus immunoglobulin

1. 1.

   sterile solution of globulins derived from the blood plasma of a person who has been immunized for tetanus; provides short-term immunization against tetanus in cases of possible exposure to the tetanus bacillus

   Synonymstetanus immune globulin

   Broaderimmunoglobulin

Questions about tetanus immunoglobulin

What does tetanus immunoglobulin mean?

tetanus immunoglobulin means "sterile solution of globulins derived from the blood plasma of a person who has been immunized for tetanus; provides short-term immunization against tetanus in cases of possible exposure to the tetanus bacillus".

What is another word for tetanus immunoglobulin?

Close synonyms include tetanus immune 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 tetanus immunoglobulin a common word?

tetanus immunoglobulin 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.