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HER-2

HER-2 noun: receptor which is the target for the drug trastuzumab in chemotherapy.

Noun

HER-2 (uncountable)

  1. Receptor which is the target for the drug trastuzumab in chemotherapy.

Forms of HER-2

alternative formErbB-2
alternative formHER2
alternative formneu

Origin of HER-2

It has similar structure to human epidermal growth factor receptor, or HER. Initialism of Human Epidermal growth factor Receptor 2.

Questions about HER-2

What does HER-2 mean?
HER-2 means receptor which is the target for the drug trastuzumab in chemotherapy.
What part of speech is HER-2?
HER-2 is a noun.

Words near HER-2 in the dictionary

  1. Her Royal Highness
  2. Her Royal Majesty
  3. Her Serene Highness
  4. her'n
  5. her's
  6. HER-2
  7. HER2
  8. hera
  9. herabol myrrh
  10. Herachandra
  11. Heraclea

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