Meanings
- uncountablemedicineA human monoclonal antibody and drug candidate designed for treatment of Alzheimer's disease.
Biogen’s drug, aducanumab, slowed the decline in cognition in an early-stage trial.
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Origin
From -n- (“neural”) + -umab (“human monoclonal antibody”).
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