IMMUNOGLOBULIN M

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does immunoglobulin M mean? 

• IMMUNOGLOBULIN M (noun)
  The noun IMMUNOGLOBULIN M has 1 sense:

1. one of the five major classes of immunoglobulins; involved in fighting blood infections and in triggering production of immunoglobulin G

  Familiarity information: IMMUNOGLOBULIN M used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• IMMUNOGLOBULIN M (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

One of the five major classes of immunoglobulins; involved in fighting blood infections and in triggering production of immunoglobulin G

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

IgM; immunoglobulin M

Hypernyms ("immunoglobulin M" is a kind of...):

Ig; immune gamma globulin; immune globulin; immune serum globulin; immunoglobulin (a class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response)

 Context examples 

A human monoclonal immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibody with potential antineoplastic activity.

(Human MOAB LICO 28a32, NCI Thesaurus)

The determination of the amount of immunoglobulin M present in a sample.

(Immunoglobulin M Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

A human immunoglobulin M class monoclonal antibody that recognizes a 30- to 45-kilo dalton intracellular antigen expressed in colorectal cancer cells and is being developed for applications in Antibody-Targeted Immunotherapy of cancer.

(Monoclonal Antibody 16.88, NCI Thesaurus)