gamma globulin


nounImmunology.
  1. a protein fraction of blood plasma that responds to stimulation of antigens, as bacteria or viruses, by forming antibodies: administered therapeutically in the treatment of some viral diseases.

Origin of gamma globulin

1
First recorded in 1955–60

Words Nearby gamma globulin

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

How to use gamma globulin in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for gamma globulin

gamma globulin

noun
  1. any of a group of proteins in blood plasma that includes most known antibodies

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for gamma globulin

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.

The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.