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palivizumab

palivizumab noun: a humanized monoclonal antibody used in the prevention of respiratory syncytial virus infections.

Noun

palivizumab (uncountable)

  1. A humanized monoclonal antibody used in the prevention of respiratory syncytial virus infections.

Origin of palivizumab

From pali- (“palliative”) + -vi- (“viral”) + -zumab (“humanized monoclonal antibody”).

Questions about palivizumab

What does palivizumab mean?
Palivizumab means a humanized monoclonal antibody used in the prevention of respiratory syncytial virus infections.
What part of speech is palivizumab?
Palivizumab is a noun.

Words near palivizumab in the dictionary

  1. palistrophic
  2. Palitana
  3. palitaw
  4. palitinose
  5. palitza
  6. palivizumab
  7. Palix
  8. Palixes
  9. Paljevic
  10. Palk
  11. Palka

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