gamma globulin
noun
1
: a protein fraction of blood rich in antibodies
2
: a sterile solution of gamma globulin from pooled human blood administered especially for passive immunity against measles, German measles, infectious hepatitis, or polio
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The image showed children lined up to receive gamma globulin shots, not the polio vaccine.
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New York Times, 19 Aug. 2022
Convalescent plasma or gamma globulin — antibodies distilled from the blood of healthy donors — may also help immunocompromised people, although a version of the latter that includes antibodies to the coronavirus is still months from availability.
—Apoorva Mandavilli New York Times, Star Tribune, 22 Apr. 2021
That included infusions of gamma globulin every three weeks.
—New York Times, 15 Apr. 2021
If treated promptly, with fever-reducing drugs and intravenous gamma globulin — which contains antibodies from blood plasma — Kawasaki disease usually has few long-term effects.
—Matt Schudel, BostonGlobe.com, 15 June 2020
Jessica received monthly gamma globulin infusions for the last three years.
—Nancy Coltun Webster, Post-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2018
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New York Times, 19 Aug. 2022
Convalescent plasma or gamma globulin — antibodies distilled from the blood of healthy donors — may also help immunocompromised people, although a version of the latter that includes antibodies to the coronavirus is still months from availability.
—Apoorva Mandavilli New York Times, Star Tribune, 22 Apr. 2021
That included infusions of gamma globulin every three weeks.
—New York Times, 15 Apr. 2021
If treated promptly, with fever-reducing drugs and intravenous gamma globulin — which contains antibodies from blood plasma — Kawasaki disease usually has few long-term effects.
—Matt Schudel, BostonGlobe.com, 15 June 2020
Jessica received monthly gamma globulin infusions for the last three years.
—Nancy Coltun Webster, Post-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2018
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“Gamma globulin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gamma%20globulin. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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