abciximab

English

Etymology

From (F)<sub\>ab</sub\> + -ci- (“cardiovascular”) + -ximab (“chimeric monoclonal antibody”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /æbˈsɪk.sɪˌmæb/

Noun

abciximab (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) A powerful anticlotting drug (trademark ReoPro) that inhibits platelet aggregation by binding to a glycoprotein receptor on human platelets and that consists of the F_ab fragment from a chimeric monoclonal antibody prepared from humans and mice.

Translations

antiplatelet drug

• Finnish: absiksimabi
• Italian: abciximab
• Polish: abciksimab
• Portuguese: abciximab m
• Spanish: abciximab (es) m

References

• “abciximab”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English abciximab.

Noun

abciximab m (invariable)

1. abciximab

Portuguese

Noun

abciximab m (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) abciximab (antiplatelet drug)

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abθiɡsiˈmab/ [aβ̞.θiɣ̞.siˈmaβ̞] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /absiɡsiˈmab/ [aβ̞.siɣ̞.siˈmaβ̞] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -ab
• Syllabification: ab‧ci‧xi‧mab

Noun

abciximab m (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) abciximab