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omalizumab

omalizumab noun: a monoclonal antibody used mainly in allergy-related asthma therapy with the purpose of reducing allergic hypersensitivity.

Noun

omalizumab (uncountable)

  1. A monoclonal antibody used mainly in allergy-related asthma therapy with the purpose of reducing allergic hypersensitivity.

Origin of omalizumab

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

Questions about omalizumab

What does omalizumab mean?
Omalizumab means a monoclonal antibody used mainly in allergy-related asthma therapy with the purpose of reducing allergic hypersensitivity.
What part of speech is omalizumab?
Omalizumab is a noun.

Words near omalizumab in the dictionary

  1. Omahas
  2. Omak
  3. omakase
  4. omake
  5. omalgia
  6. omalizumab
  7. omalodontiform
  8. omalogyrid
  9. omalogyrids
  10. omalous
  11. OMAM

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