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Immune Globulin

see synonyms of immune globulin

Noun

1. ig, immune gamma globulin, immune globulin, immune serum globulin, immunoglobulin

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Immune Globulin

see synonyms of immune globulin
n. Abbr. IG
A preparation containing gamma globulins (chiefly immunoglobulin G) obtained from blood plasma pooled from many individuals and used to confer passive immunity against various diseases such as tetanus and hepatitis B and for treatment of a variety of inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. Also called gamma globulin, immune serum globulin.

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