Etymology

ranibizumab

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Today it means: A monoclonal antibody fragment derived from the same parent murine antibody as bevacizumab, used as an antiangiogenic. Full definition →

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The story

From [Term?] + -zumab (“humanized monoclonal antibody”).

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