gamma globulin

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noun Immunology.

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.

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Origin of gamma globulin

First recorded in 1955–60

Words nearby gamma globulin

gamma decay, gammadion, gamma distribution, gamma fiber, gamma function, gamma globulin, gammagram, gamma hydroxybutyrate, gamma-interferon, gamma iron, gamma knife

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How to use gamma globulin in a sentence

Bruton promptly began treating him with monthly injections of gamma globulins, and the boy survived to adulthood.
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For example, vaccinia immune globulin, or VIG, is stored and ready for the next person who becomes ill from smallpox vaccine.
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Well, maybe it was a gamma-ray burst, or maybe it was something else, cautioned some others.
The Gamma-Ray Burst That Wasn’t|Matthew R. Francis|June 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The name is descriptive: they are extremely intense bursts of gamma rays, the highest energy form of light.
The Gamma-Ray Burst That Wasn’t|Matthew R. Francis|June 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Only gamma rays can do it, since all other forms of light are too low-energy.
We Can Create Matter from Light?!|Matthew R. Francis|May 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When the gamma rays enter the sleeve, they interact with that photon gas, annihilating into electron-positron pairs.
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They combine the square and the cross, while the head and bill of the bird form the gamma indicative of the Swastika.
The Swastika|Thomas Wilson
I've got a little rocking-chair down in gamma's room—used to be cousin Efan's.
The Open Question|Elizabeth Robins
Little children say pease for please, gamma or granma for grandma, dess for dress, tocking for stocking.
The Sounds of Spoken English|Walter Rippmann
It certainly can't be anything less than gamma rays and probably even of greater frequency.
Islands of Space|John W Campbell
Radioactive atoms almost always decay by emitting negatively charged beta particles usually accompanied by gamma rays.
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British Dictionary definitions for gamma globulin

gamma globulin

noun

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

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Medical definitions for gamma globulin

gamma globulin

A protein fraction of blood serum containing many antibodies that protect against bacterial and viral infectious diseases.

A solution of gamma globulin prepared from human blood and administered for passive immunization against measles, German measles, hepatitis A, poliomyelitis, and other infections.

Scientific definitions for gamma globulin

gamma globulin

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.

A solution of this substance prepared from human blood and administered for immunization against measles, German measles, hepatitis A, and other infections.