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From -l- (“immunomodulating”) + -umab (“human monoclonal antibody”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A human monoclonal antibody against the interleukin-6 receptor. Used to attenuate counterproductive immune responses in certain diseases (autoimmune or infectious). Full definition →
From -l- (“immunomodulating”) + -umab (“human monoclonal antibody”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.