immune serum globulin
- noun
- /ɪˈmjun ˈsɪrəm ˈɡlɒb.jʊ.lɪn/
- Specialized
:
inmunoglobulina sérica
- Recipients of immune serum globulin gain immediate, short-term protection against certain diseases.
Examples
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The doctor prescribed immune serum globulin to help prevent infection after exposure to the virus.
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Many hospitals stock immune serum globulins for emergency use.
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Before traveling to the affected region, she received an immune serum globulin injection as a precaution.
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The doctor recommended an immune serum globulin for the patient.
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Before traveling to the affected region, she received an immune serum globulin injection as a precaution.
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Recipients of immune serum globulin gain immediate, short-term protection against certain diseases.
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The doctor prescribed immune serum globulin to help prevent infection after exposure to the virus.
Synonyms
4
8.1
A protein made by the body that helps fight infection
3
7.0
A protein made by the body that acts as an antibody to fight germs
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5.3
Proteins that the body makes to help fight infections
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7.6
Proteins in the blood that help the body fight infection
A medicine made from blood proteins that gives quick temporary protection
A shot of antibodies that gives short-term protection against tetanus
A medicine from vaccinated people that gives immediate short-term protection against tetanus after a wound
Proteins in the liquid part of blood that include most antibodies that help fight infection
A protein from human blood that helps the body fight infections
A blood protein made by the body to fight infections
How Potent
- Specialized
2
4.8
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
The components 'immune' (relating to protection), 'serum' (blood-derived medicinal fluid) and 'globulin' (a class of soluble proteins) combine compositionally to indicate immunity-related proteins in serum, so a learner who knows the parts can infer it refers to serum proteins used for immunity. However, the technical sense that this is a medical preparation of antibodies used to provide passive immunity is specialized and not fully predictable at B1, making the expression partially but not wholly transparent.
Etymology
The name immune serum globulin comes from its parts: immune (protecting), serum (the clear liquid from blood), and globulin (a round protein). Doctors take those protective proteins from blood serum and give them to someone to provide 'short-term protection', so the name helps you remember it is a blood liquid with protective proteins used for quick immunity.