immunoglobulin
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1. a class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | antibody, |
| definition | : | any of a large variety of proteins normally present in the body or produced in response to an antigen which it neutralizes, thus producing an immune response (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | iga, immunoglobulin a, |
| definition | : | one of the most common of the five major classes of immunoglobulins; the chief antibody in the membranes of the gastrointestinal and respiratory tracts (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | igd, immunoglobulin d, |
| definition | : | one of the five major classes of immunoglobulins; present in blood serum in small amounts (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | ige, immunoglobulin e, |
| definition | : | one of the five major classes of immunoglobulins; present primarily in the skin and mucous membranes (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | igg, immunoglobulin g, |
| definition | : | one of the five major classes of immunoglobulins; the main antibody defense against bacteria (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | igm, immunoglobulin m, |
| definition | : | one of the five major classes of immunoglobulins; involved in fighting blood infections and in triggering production of immunoglobulin G (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | tetanus immune globulin, tetanus immunoglobulin, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.substance) |
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