tetanus immune globulin
- noun
- /ˈtɛtənəs ɪˈmjun ˈɡlɒbjuːlɪn/
- Specialized
:
inmunoglobulina antitetánica
- Emergency guidelines recommend tetanus immune globulin for people with deep puncture wounds.
Examples
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The doctor administered tetanus immune globulin to the patient after the dog bite.
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If your vaccination is out of date, you may need a dose of tetanus immune globulin.
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The doctor administered tetanus immune globulin after the injury.
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You should receive tetanus immune globulin if you haven't been vaccinated.
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Emergency guidelines recommend tetanus immune globulin for people with deep puncture wounds.
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If your vaccination is out of date, you may need a dose of tetanus immune globulin.
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The doctor administered tetanus immune globulin to the patient after the dog bite.
Synonyms
A medicine from vaccinated people that gives immediate short-term protection against tetanus after a wound
A medicine made from antibodies that gives short-term protection against tetanus after a wound
A medicine made from blood proteins that gives quick, short-term protection against disease
Surface Forms
Morphology
The term is compositionally built: 'tetanus' names the disease, 'immune' signals protection against infection, and 'globulin' denotes a class of blood proteins/antibodies. A learner who knows these constituents can infer it refers to antibody proteins used to provide protection against tetanus, so the meaning is transparently derivable despite being technical vocabulary.
Etymology
Tetanus immune globulin is a medicine made from the blood of people who had a tetanus shot. The word immune shows it gives the body protection and globulin is a blood protein, and the solution contains 'antibodies', tiny fighters, so doctors give it to someone to provide quick 'temporary protection' against tetanus.
