"rituximab" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɹɪˈtʌk.sɪˌmæb/ [General-American] Forms: rituximabs [plural]
Etymology: From [Term?] + -tu- (“tumor”) + -ximab (“chimeric monoclonal antibody”). Etymology templates: {{af|en||-tu-|-ximab|t2=tumor|t3=chimeric monoclonal antibody}} [Term?] + -tu- (“tumor”) + -ximab (“chimeric monoclonal antibody”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} rituximab (usually uncountable, plural rituximabs)
  1. (pharmacology) A chimeric monoclonal antibody (trademark Rituxan) administered by intravenous injection especially to treat non-Hodgkin lymphoma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia by binding to the protein CD20 found on the surface of B cells and causing their lysis. Wikipedia link: rituximab Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Pharmaceutical drugs Synonyms: IDEC-C2B8

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