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vedolizumab

vedolizumab noun: a monoclonal antibody under investigation for the treatment of ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease.

Noun

vedolizumab (uncountable)

  1. A monoclonal antibody under investigation for the treatment of ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease.

Origin of vedolizumab

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

Questions about vedolizumab

What does vedolizumab mean?
Vedolizumab means a monoclonal antibody under investigation for the treatment of ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease.
What part of speech is vedolizumab?
Vedolizumab is a noun.

Words near vedolizumab in the dictionary

  1. vedikas
  2. Vediovis
  3. Vedism
  4. Vedist
  5. Vedists
  6. vedolizumab
  7. vedotin
  8. vedra
  9. Vedran
  10. vedro
  11. vedroes

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