IMMUNOGLOBULIN E

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

One of the five major classes of immunoglobulins; present primarily in the skin and mucous membranes

Synonyms:

IgE; immunoglobulin E

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("immunoglobulin E" is a kind of...):

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)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "immunoglobulin E"):

reagin (an immunoglobulin E that is formed as an antibody against allergens (such as pollen); attaches to cell membranes causing the release of histamine and other substances responsible for the local inflammation characteristic of an allergy)

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