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nimotuzumab

nimotuzumab noun: a monoclonal antibody used to treat squamous cell carcinoma, head and neck cancer, nasopharyngeal cancer, and glioma.

Noun

nimotuzumab (uncountable)

  1. A monoclonal antibody used to treat squamous cell carcinoma, head and neck cancer, nasopharyngeal cancer, and glioma.

Origin of nimotuzumab

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

Questions about nimotuzumab

What does nimotuzumab mean?
Nimotuzumab means a monoclonal antibody used to treat squamous cell carcinoma, head and neck cancer, nasopharyngeal cancer, and glioma.
What part of speech is nimotuzumab?
Nimotuzumab is a noun.

Words near nimotuzumab in the dictionary

  1. nimona
  2. Nimonic
  3. Nimonics
  4. nimono
  5. nimorazole
  6. nimotuzumab
  7. Nimoy
  8. Nimoys
  9. nimp
  10. nimph
  11. Nimphius

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