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nivolumab

/nɪˈvɒljʊˌmæb/

nivolumab noun: a human IgG4 anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody, acting as a checkpoint inhibitor, thus allowing activated T cells to attack cancer cells.

Noun

nivolumab (uncountable)

  1. a human IgG4 anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody, acting as a checkpoint inhibitor, thus allowing activated T cells to attack cancer cells

Origin of nivolumab

From -l- (“immunomodulating”) + -umab (“human monoclonal antibody”).

Questions about nivolumab

What does nivolumab mean?
Nivolumab means a human IgG4 anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody, acting as a checkpoint inhibitor, thus allowing activated T cells to attack cancer cells.
What part of speech is nivolumab?
Nivolumab is a noun.
How do you pronounce nivolumab?
Nivolumab is pronounced /nɪˈvɒljʊˌmæb/.

Words near nivolumab in the dictionary

  1. nivicolous
  2. nivimedone
  3. Nivkh
  4. Nivkhi
  5. Nivkhs
  6. nivolumab
  7. nivometric
  8. NIVs
  9. nivul hamet
  10. nivul peh
  11. Nivôse

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