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rituximab

US/ɹɪˈtʌk.sɪˌmæb/

rituximab noun: a chimeric monoclonal antibody (trademark Rituxan) administered by intravenous injection especially to treat non-Hodgkin lymphoma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia by binding to the protein CD20 found on the surface of B cells and causing their lysis.

Noun

rituximab (usually uncountable, plural rituximabs)

  1. (usually) A chimeric monoclonal antibody (trademark Rituxan) administered by intravenous injection especially to treat non-Hodgkin lymphoma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia by binding to the protein CD20 found on the surface of B cells and causing their lysis.

Forms of rituximab

pluralrituximabs
alternative formIDEC-C2B8

Origin of rituximab

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

Questions about rituximab

What does rituximab mean?
Rituximab means a chimeric monoclonal antibody (trademark Rituxan) administered by intravenous injection especially to treat non-Hodgkin lymphoma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia by binding to the protein CD20 found on the surface of B cells and causing their lysis.
What part of speech is rituximab?
Rituximab is a noun.
How do you pronounce rituximab?
Rituximab is pronounced /ɹɪˈtʌk.sɪˌmæb/ (US).
What is the plural of rituximab?
The plural of rituximab is rituximabs.

Words near rituximab in the dictionary

  1. ritualls
  2. ritually
  3. rituals
  4. Rituraj
  5. ritux
  6. rituximab
  7. rituximabs
  8. rituximub
  9. ritvij
  10. ritvijs
  11. ritvik

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