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etanercept

US/ɪˈtæn.ɚˌsɛpt/

etanercept noun: a protein drug that binds to and blocks the action of tumor necrosis factor and is administered by injection to treat various inflammatory diseases (such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, and ankylosing spondylitis). It is a dimeric protein consisting of the ligand-binding portion of a human receptor for tumor necrosis factor linked to the basal, heavy chain, portion of IgG which determines the immune response to bound antigen. It is produced by recombinant DNA technology using hamster ovary cells and is marketed under the trademark Enbrel.

Noun

etanercept (uncountable)

  1. A protein drug that binds to and blocks the action of tumor necrosis factor and is administered by injection to treat various inflammatory diseases (such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, and ankylosing spondylitis). It is a dimeric protein consisting of the ligand-binding portion of a human receptor for tumor necrosis factor linked to the basal, heavy chain, portion of IgG which determines the immune response to bound antigen. It is produced by recombinant DNA technology using hamster ovary cells and is marketed under the trademark Enbrel.

Origin of etanercept

From eta- (of unknown origin) + -nercept (“TNF receptor ligand”).

Questions about etanercept

What does etanercept mean?
Etanercept means a protein drug that binds to and blocks the action of tumor necrosis factor and is administered by injection to treat various inflammatory diseases (such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, and ankylosing spondylitis). It is a dimeric protein consisting of the ligand-binding portion of a human receptor for tumor necrosis factor linked to the basal, heavy chain, portion of IgG which determines the immune response to bound antigen. It is produced by recombinant DNA technology using hamster ovary cells and is marketed under the trademark Enbrel.
What part of speech is etanercept?
Etanercept is a noun.
How do you pronounce etanercept?
Etanercept is pronounced /ɪˈtæn.ɚˌsɛpt/ (US).

Words near etanercept in the dictionary

  1. etamivan
  2. etamocycline
  3. etamsylate
  4. etamycin
  5. Etan
  6. etanercept
  7. etanidazole
  8. Etanim
  9. etaoin shrdlu
  10. etaoin shrdlus
  11. etape

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