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MAb

1 American  

abbreviation

Immunology.
  1. monoclonal antibody.


Mab 2 American  
[mab] / mæb /

noun

  1. Queen Mab.


Mab British  
/ mæb /

noun

  1. (in English and Irish folklore) a fairy queen said to create and control men's dreams

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The “mab” at the end of the generic name stands for “monoclonal antibody.”

From Seattle Times

Told through the voices of Mab, Monday and Mirabel it becomes richer, funnier and more poignant.

From Washington Post

Mab is pretty, accomplished and “normal,”; Monday is pretty, focused and “on the spectrum”; and Mirabel is a beautiful genius who for unspecified reasons uses a wheelchair and a computer-generated “Voice.”

From Washington Post

One possibility is tocilizumab, a mAb made by F. Hoffmann–La Roche.

From Scientific American

Two weeks later Regeneron halted a trial of its mAb cocktail because of safety concerns.

From Scientific American