ranibizumab

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noun

A monoclonal antibody fragment derived from the same parent murine antibody as bevacizumab, used as an antiangiogenic.

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Meanings

nounranibizumab (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA monoclonal antibody fragment derived from the same parent murine antibody as bevacizumab, used as an antiangiogenic.

    Lucentis, also called ranibizumab, is approved to treat age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of blindness in the elderly.

    2007 January 27, Andrew Pollack, “Eye Drug Might Raise Risk of Stroke, Genentech Says”, in New York Times

Origin

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

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

MLA

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

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ranibizumab,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ranibizumab.

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