immune globulin
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- noun
- /ɪˈmjun ˈɡlɒb.jʊ.lɪn/
- Specialized
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inmunoglobulina
- Medical management usually combines topical and systemic corticosteroids, antihistamines and decongestants, antibiotics, allergy desensitization, and, more recently, renewed use of immune globulins.
- vaccinia immune globulin
- immune globulin (IG)
- get immune globulin
Examples
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The highest single cost was the administration of immune globulin (Dalton et al., 1996).
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A news release was issued to notify and advise restaurant patrons to get an immune globulin (IG) shot at the clinic to prevent potential hepatitis A illness.
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Three household contacts and one sexual partner were provided with immune globulin to prevent illness.
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The demand for immune globulin is outstripping supply in almost every country.
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Costs included personnel time (combined total of 900 hours), related benefits, immune globulin, administrative support, and supplies.
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They may benefit from serum immune globulin replacement therapy on a periodic maintenance schedule.
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After conducting a public health risk assessment, TCHD decided to offer immune globulin (IG) to potentially exposed restaurant patrons.
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The doctor recommended that the patient receive immune globulin to boost their immune system after the surgery.
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Children exposed to certain infections are often given immune globulin to help protect them from severe illness.
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Health officials provide immune globulin to individuals following exposure to diseases like hepatitis A.
Synonyms
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3.3
A protein made by the body that helps destroy germs like bacteria and viruses
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8.1
A protein made by the body that helps fight infection
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7.0
A protein made by the body that acts as an antibody to fight germs
Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a straightforward adjective + noun composition: 'immune' restricts 'globulin' to proteins involved in immunity, so a learner who knows both words can infer it refers to proteins that act in the immune response (i.e., antibodies). The morphological logic mirrors similar formations in many languages, so the meaning is directly derivable from the parts.
Etymology
Immune globulin comes from two simple parts: immune, meaning 'protecting against disease', and globulin, a word for round proteins you can picture as small balls. So immune globulin names those round proteins that 'help the body fight germs'.