aducanumab

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noun

A human monoclonal antibody and drug candidate designed for treatment of Alzheimer's disease.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

nounaducanumab (uncountable)
  1. 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.

    2015 July 19, The New York Times, “Greece’s Debt Payments, Apple Earnings and Credit Suisse Results”, in New York Times

Origin

From -n- (“neural”) + -umab (“human monoclonal antibody”).

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APA

aducanumab. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aducanumab

MLA

“aducanumab.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aducanumab. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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