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GAMMA GLOBULIN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A plasma protein containing the immunoglobulins that are responsible for immune responses
Synonyms:
gamma globulin; human gamma globulin
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("gamma globulin" is a kind of...):
plasma protein (any of the proteins in blood plasma)
globulin (a family of proteins found in blood and milk and muscle and in plant seed)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gamma globulin"):
Ig; immune gamma globulin; immune globulin; immune serum globulin; immunoglobulin (a class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response)
Holonyms ("gamma globulin" is a substance of...):
blood plasma; plasm; plasma (the colorless watery fluid of the blood and lymph that contains no cells, but in which the blood cells (erythrocytes, leukocytes, and thrombocytes) are suspended)
