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mepolizumab

mepolizumab noun: a humanized monoclonal antibody that recognizes interleukin-5 and is used to treat certain kinds of asthma and white blood cell diseases.

Noun

mepolizumab (uncountable)

  1. A humanized monoclonal antibody that recognizes interleukin-5 and is used to treat certain kinds of asthma and white blood cell diseases.

Origin of mepolizumab

From [Term?][Term?] + -li- (“immunomodulating”) + -zumab (“humanized monoclonal antibody”).

Questions about mepolizumab

What does mepolizumab mean?
Mepolizumab means a humanized monoclonal antibody that recognizes interleukin-5 and is used to treat certain kinds of asthma and white blood cell diseases.
What part of speech is mepolizumab?
Mepolizumab is a noun.

Words near mepolizumab in the dictionary

  1. mepiprazole
  2. mepitiostane
  3. mepivacaine
  4. mepivicaine
  5. mepixanox
  6. mepolizumab
  7. Meppel
  8. Meppershall
  9. meprednisone
  10. meprin
  11. meprins

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