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cetuximab

cetuximab noun: a chimeric (mouse/human) monoclonal antibody that targets epidermal growth factor receptor.

Noun

cetuximab (uncountable)

  1. A chimeric (mouse/human) monoclonal antibody that targets epidermal growth factor receptor.

Origin of cetuximab

Ad hoc prefix -tu- + -ximab

Questions about cetuximab

What does cetuximab mean?
Cetuximab means a chimeric (mouse/human) monoclonal antibody that targets epidermal growth factor receptor.
What part of speech is cetuximab?
Cetuximab is a noun.

Words near cetuximab in the dictionary

  1. cettid
  2. cettid warbler
  3. cettid warblers
  4. cettiid
  5. Cetus
  6. cetuximab
  7. cetyl
  8. cetyl alcohol
  9. cetylic
  10. cetylpyridinium
  11. cetylpyridinium chloride

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