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TETANUS IMMUNOGLOBULIN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does tetanus immunoglobulin mean?
• TETANUS IMMUNOGLOBULIN (noun)
The noun TETANUS IMMUNOGLOBULIN has 1 sense:
1. sterile solution of globulins derived from the blood plasma of a person who has been immunized for tetanus; provides short-term immunization against tetanus in cases of possible exposure to the tetanus bacillus
Familiarity information: TETANUS IMMUNOGLOBULIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• TETANUS IMMUNOGLOBULIN (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Sterile solution of globulins derived from the blood plasma of a person who has been immunized for tetanus; provides short-term immunization against tetanus in cases of possible exposure to the tetanus bacillus
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
tetanus immune globulin; tetanus immunoglobulin
Hypernyms ("tetanus immunoglobulin" 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)
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