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IMMUNOGLOBULIN M
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
One of the five major classes of immunoglobulins; involved in fighting blood infections and in triggering production of immunoglobulin G
Synonyms:
IgM; immunoglobulin M
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Hypernyms ("immunoglobulin M" 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)