TETANUS IMMUNE GLOBULIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tetanus immune globulin mean? 

• TETANUS IMMUNE GLOBULIN (noun)
  The noun TETANUS IMMUNE GLOBULIN has 1 sense:

1. sterile solution of globulins derived from the blood plasma of a person who has been immunized for tetanus; provides short-term immunization against tetanus in cases of possible exposure to the tetanus bacillus

  Familiarity information: TETANUS IMMUNE GLOBULIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TETANUS IMMUNE GLOBULIN (noun)

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Meaning:

Sterile solution of globulins derived from the blood plasma of a person who has been immunized for tetanus; provides short-term immunization against tetanus in cases of possible exposure to the tetanus bacillus

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Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

tetanus immune globulin; tetanus immunoglobulin

Hypernyms ("tetanus immune globulin" 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)