"immunoglobulin" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: immunoglobulins [plural]
Etymology: From immuno- + globulin. Etymology templates: {{af|en|immuno-|globulin}} immuno- + globulin Head templates: {{en-noun}} immunoglobulin (plural immunoglobulins)
  1. (biochemistry, immunology) Any of the glycoproteins in blood serum that respond to invasion by foreign antigens and that protect the host by removing pathogens; an antibody. Wikipedia link: immunoglobulin Categories (topical): Immunology, Proteins Synonyms: antibody, Ig [abbreviation] Derived forms: immunoglobulin A, IgA, immunoglobulin D, IgD, immunoglobulin E, IgE, immunoglobulin G, IgG, immunoglobulin M, IgM Translations (glycoprotein protecting the host): immunoglobulina (Basque), immunoglobulina [feminine] (Catalan), 免疫球蛋白 (miǎnyì qiúdànbái) (Chinese Mandarin), imunoglobulin [masculine] (Czech), antikeha (Estonian), immunoglobuliini (Finnish), immunoglobuline (French), იმუნოგლობულინი (imunoglobulini) (Georgian), Immunglobulin [neuter] (German), imunoglobulin (Indonesian), glóbailin imdhíonachta [feminine] (Irish), immunoglobulina [feminine] (Italian), 免疫グロブリン (men'eki guroburin) (alt: めんえきグロブリン) (Japanese), имуноглобулин (imunoglobulin) [masculine] (Macedonian), imunoglobulina [feminine] (Portuguese), imunoglobulină [feminine] (Romanian), иммуноглобулин (immunoglobulin) [masculine] (Russian), inmunoglobulina [feminine] (Spanish), immunoglobulin [neuter] (Swedish)

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