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pertuzumab

pertuzumab noun: a monoclonal antibody being developed as a drug to slow tumour growth.

Noun

pertuzumab (uncountable)

  1. A monoclonal antibody being developed as a drug to slow tumour growth.

Origin of pertuzumab

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

Questions about pertuzumab

What does pertuzumab mean?
Pertuzumab means a monoclonal antibody being developed as a drug to slow tumour growth.
What part of speech is pertuzumab?
Pertuzumab is a noun.

Words near pertuzumab in the dictionary

  1. pertusions
  2. pertussal
  3. pertusses
  4. pertussis
  5. pertussoid
  6. pertuzumab
  7. Pertwee
  8. Peru
  9. Perugia
  10. Perugian
  11. Perugians

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