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tremelimumab

tremelimumab noun: a human monoclonal antibody that binds to the protein CTLA-4, used to treat hepatocellular carcinoma.

Noun

tremelimumab (uncountable)

  1. A human monoclonal antibody that binds to the protein CTLA-4, used to treat hepatocellular carcinoma.
    Synonyms:
    ticilimumab

Synonyms of tremelimumab

Origin of tremelimumab

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

Questions about tremelimumab

What does tremelimumab mean?
Tremelimumab means a human monoclonal antibody that binds to the protein CTLA-4, used to treat hepatocellular carcinoma.
What part of speech is tremelimumab?
Tremelimumab is a noun.

Words near tremelimumab in the dictionary

  1. tremblors
  2. trembly
  3. Tremblys
  4. Tremboly
  5. Tremeirchion
  6. tremelimumab
  7. tremella
  8. tremellaceous
  9. tremellas
  10. tremelloid
  11. tremelloids

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