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gammaglobulin

gammaglobulin is the alternative form of gamma globulin.

Meaning of 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.
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Forms of gammaglobulin

pluralgammaglobulins

Words formed from gammaglobulin

Questions about gammaglobulin

What is gammaglobulin the alternative form of?
Gammaglobulin is the alternative form of gamma globulin.

Words near gammaglobulin in the dictionary

  1. gammaflexiviruses
  2. Gammage
  3. Gammages
  4. gammaglobin
  5. gammaglobinemia
  6. gammaglobulin
  7. gammaglobulinaemia
  8. gammaglobulinemia
  9. gammaglobulinopathies
  10. gammaglobulinopathy
  11. gammaglobulins

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