immunoglobulin

English

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Alternative forms

• Ig (abbreviation)

Etymology

From immuno- +‎ globulin.

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.

Synonyms

• antibody

Hypernyms

• glycoprotein

Derived terms

• immunoglobulin A, IgA
• immunoglobulin D, IgD
• immunoglobulin E, IgE
• immunoglobulin G, IgG
• immunoglobulin M, IgM

Translations

glycoprotein protencting the host

• Czech: imunoglobulin (cs) m
• Irish: glóbailin imdhíonachta (ga) f
• Italian: immunoglobulina (it) f

• Japanese: 免疫グロブリン (ja) (めんえきグロブリン, men'eki guroburin)
• Spanish: inmunoglobulina (es) f