gamma globulin

gamma globulin also gam·ma·glob·u·lin  (gm-glby-ln)

n.

1. A protein fraction of blood serum containing many antibodies that protect against bacterial and viral infectious diseases.

2. A solution of gamma globulin prepared from human blood and administered for passive immunization against measles, German measles, hepatitis A, and other infections.

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gamma globulin

1. A class of globulins in the blood plasma of humans and other mammals that function as part of the body's immune system and include most antibodies.

2. A solution of this substance prepared from human blood and administered for immunization against measles, German measles, hepatitis A, and other infections.

Thesaurus

Noun

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gamma globulin - a plasma protein containing the immunoglobulins that are responsible for immune responses human gamma globulin blood plasma, plasma, plasm - the colorless watery fluid of the blood and lymph that contains no cells, but in which the blood cells (erythrocytes, leukocytes, and thrombocytes) are suspended plasma protein - any of the proteins in blood plasma globulin - a family of proteins found in blood and milk and muscle and in plant seed 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