TETANUS IMMUNOGLOBULIN

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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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

Synonyms:

tetanus immune globulin; tetanus immunoglobulin

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Nouns denoting substances

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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