HyperDic: immunoglobulin_m

English > 1 sense of the expression immunoglobulin M:
NOUNsubstanceimmunoglobulin M, IgMone of the five major classes of immunoglobulins
English > immunoglobulin M: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningOne of the five major classes of immunoglobulins; involved in fighting blood infections and in triggering production of immunoglobulin G.
SynonymIgM
Broaderimmunoglobulin, Ig, immune serum globulin, immune gamma globulin, immune globulinA class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response
SpanishIgM
CatalanIgM, Immunoglobulina M

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