immunoglobulin

English

Alternative forms

Ig (abbreviation)

Etymology

From immuno- +‎ globulin.

Noun

immunoglobulin (plural immunoglobulins)

(biochemistry, immunology) Any of the glycoproteins in blood serum that respond to invasion by foreign antigens and that protect the host by removing pathogens; an antibody.

Synonyms

antibody

Hypernyms

glycoprotein

Derived terms

Derived terms

immunoglobulin A, IgA
immunoglobulin D, IgD
immunoglobulin E, IgE

immunoglobulin G, IgG
immunoglobulin M, IgM

Translations

glycoprotein protecting the host

Basque: immunoglobulina
Chinese:
Mandarin: 免疫球蛋白 (miǎnyì qiúdànbái)
Czech: imunoglobulin m
Estonian: antikeha (et)
Finnish: immunoglobuliini (fi)
French: immunoglobuline (fr)
Irish: glóbailin imdhíonachta f

Italian: immunoglobulina (it) f
Japanese: 免疫グロブリン (めんえきグロブリン, men'eki guroburin)
Korean: please add this translation if you can
Portuguese: imunoglobulina f
Romanian: imunoglobulină (ro) f
Russian: иммуноглобулин (ru) m (immunoglobulin)
Spanish: inmunoglobulina f
Swedish: immunoglobulin (sv) n

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