IMMUNOGLOBULIN D

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does immunoglobulin D mean? 

• IMMUNOGLOBULIN D (noun)
  The noun IMMUNOGLOBULIN D has 1 sense:

1. one of the five major classes of immunoglobulins; present in blood serum in small amounts

  Familiarity information: IMMUNOGLOBULIN D used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• IMMUNOGLOBULIN D (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

One of the five major classes of immunoglobulins; present in blood serum in small amounts

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

IgD; immunoglobulin D

Hypernyms ("immunoglobulin D" 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)

 Context examples 

The determination of the amount of immunoglobulin D present in a sample.

(Immunoglobulin D Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)