Fab fragment
[ĕf′ā-bē′]
n.
The portion of an immunoglobulin molecule that binds the antigen.
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Nearby words
- factually,
- factum,
- facture,
- facula,
- faculae,
- facultative anaerobe,
- facultative apomict,
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- facultative parasite,
- faculties
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