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canakinumab

canakinumab noun: a human monoclonal antibody targeted at interleukin-1 beta, intended to treat rheumatoid arthritis.

Noun

canakinumab (uncountable)

  1. A human monoclonal antibody targeted at interleukin-1 beta, intended to treat rheumatoid arthritis.

Origin of canakinumab

From -kin- (“interleukin”) + -umab (“human monoclonal antibody”).

Questions about canakinumab

What does canakinumab mean?
Canakinumab means a human monoclonal antibody targeted at interleukin-1 beta, intended to treat rheumatoid arthritis.
What part of speech is canakinumab?
Canakinumab is a noun.

Words near canakinumab in the dictionary

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