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monoclonal antibody

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Any of the highly specific antibodies produced in large quantity by the clones of a single hybridoma cell.

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  • noun medicine A protein genetically engineered from a single clone of a B cell, especially one produced by fusion with a tumor cell and intended for use as a drug.

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  • noun any of a class of antibodies produced in the laboratory by a single clone of cells or a cell line and consisting of identical antibody molecules

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