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anakinra

/ˌæn.əˈkɪn.ɹə/

anakinra noun: a drug that blocks the activity of interleukin-1 and is administered as a subcutaneous injection chiefly in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. It is a recombinant form of an endogenous antagonist of interleukin-1 receptor and is marketed under the trademark Kineret.

Noun

anakinra (uncountable)

  1. A drug that blocks the activity of interleukin-1 and is administered as a subcutaneous injection chiefly in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. It is a recombinant form of an endogenous antagonist of interleukin-1 receptor and is marketed under the trademark Kineret.

Origin of anakinra

From [Term?] + -nakinra (“interleukin-1 receptor antagonist”).

Questions about anakinra

What does anakinra mean?
Anakinra means a drug that blocks the activity of interleukin-1 and is administered as a subcutaneous injection chiefly in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. It is a recombinant form of an endogenous antagonist of interleukin-1 receptor and is marketed under the trademark Kineret.
What part of speech is anakinra?
Anakinra is a noun.
How do you pronounce anakinra?
Anakinra is pronounced /ˌæn.əˈkɪn.ɹə/.

Words near anakinra in the dictionary

  1. Anakes
  2. anakhré
  3. Anakie
  4. Anakim
  5. Anakin
  6. anakinra
  7. Anakite
  8. Anakites
  9. anakrousis
  10. anaktora
  11. anaktoron

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