gamma globulin

Noun

gamma globulin (countable and uncountable, plural gamma globulins)

1. A class of proteins in the blood, identified by their position after serum protein electrophoresis. The most significant gamma globulins are antibodies.
2. A fraction of blood serum containing the most antibodies.
   • Then, one day in November 1962, Olivia [Roald Dahl’s daughter] returned home from school with a note from the headmistress at Godstowe, notifying all parents that there was an outbreak of measles. Pat [Patricia Neal, Roald’s wife] and Roald were concerned largely for Theo [their son], because he...2010, Donald Sturrock, “A Tornado of Troubles”, in Storyteller: The Authorized Biography of Roald Dahl, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, pages 383–384
   • The pediatrician Dr. [Philip Rainsford] Evans, who had arrived at the hospital after Olivia died, came early the next morning to Gipsy House and told them [Roald and Patricia] that she [Olivia] had been the victim of measles encephalitis, a rare inflammation of the brain… He confirmed that large...2010, Donald Sturrock, “Breaking Point”, in Storyteller: The Authorized Biography of Roald Dahl, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 388