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aducanumab

aducanumab noun: a human monoclonal antibody and drug candidate designed for treatment of Alzheimer's disease.

Noun

aducanumab (uncountable)

  1. A human monoclonal antibody and drug candidate designed for treatment of Alzheimer's disease.
    • Biogen’s drug, aducanumab, slowed the decline in cognition in an early-stage trial.2015 July 19, The New York Times, “Greece’s Debt Payments, Apple Earnings and Credit Suisse Results”, in New York Times

Origin of aducanumab

From -n- (“neural”) + -umab (“human monoclonal antibody”).

Questions about aducanumab

What does aducanumab mean?
Aducanumab means a human monoclonal antibody and drug candidate designed for treatment of Alzheimer's disease.
What part of speech is aducanumab?
Aducanumab is a noun.

Words near aducanumab in the dictionary

  1. ADU
  2. aduance
  3. aduantage
  4. aduantages
  5. ADUC
  6. aducanumab
  7. aduenture
  8. aduentures
  9. adufe
  10. adufes
  11. Aduge

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