igm (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *IgM*:
NOUN	substance	IgM, immunoglobulin M	one of the five major classes of immunoglobulins

English > *IgM*: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaning	One of the five major classes of immunoglobulins; involved in fighting blood infections and in triggering production of immunoglobulin G.
Synonym	immunoglobulin M
Broader	immunoglobulin, Ig, immune serum globulin, immune gamma globulin, immune globulin	A class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response
Spanish	IgM
Catalan	IgM, Immunoglobulina M

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