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globulin

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for globulin.

Editorial note

It’s the human rabies immune globulin that you hear the horror stories of people paying $20k for without insurance.

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Quick take

(biochemistry) Any of a group of simple proteins, soluble in water only in the presence of salts, that are coagulated by heat

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of globulin gathered in one view.

noun

(biochemistry) Any of a group of simple proteins, soluble in water only in the presence of salts, that are coagulated by heat

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for globulin.

noun

(biochemistry) Any of a group of simple proteins, soluble in water only in the presence of salts, that are coagulated by heat

Example sentences

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It’s the human rabies immune globulin that you hear the horror stories of people paying $20k for without insurance.

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Maternal Rh D status, anti-D immune globulin exposure during pregnancy, and risk of autism spectrum disorders.

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Health department required all of us to get a immune globulin shot before returning to school.

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The Immune Globulin shots were the most painful because it was a thick gauge needle and a super viscous material.

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Post-exposure is the uncomfortable one as you're getting the immune globulin where the bite was.

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I could see a big, swollen lump under my skin after getting the series of Immune Globulin shots.

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It turns out that his blood had a reaction to albumin (or maybe it was globulin; I can't remember).

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Its a result of faster than normal gamma-globulin uptake in the amygdala.

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You still need post-exposure shots, though fewer (and maybe no immune globulin, if I remember correctly).

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I got the post-exposure series with rabies vaccine and immune globulin shots earlier this year.

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I had the post exposure protocol (3 vaccine and immune globulin shots) and in 2018 in the US it was about $5000.

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The real cost came with the Human Rabies Immune Globulin shots I had to get after being potentially exposed to the virus.

Quote examples

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Patients are likely to get injections of a protein that B-cells make, called gamma globulin, for the rest of their lives; if the treatment becomes popular there may not be enough gamma globulin to go around." So, not scalable?

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use globulin in a sentence?

It’s the human rabies immune globulin that you hear the horror stories of people paying $20k for without insurance.

What does globulin mean?

(biochemistry) Any of a group of simple proteins, soluble in water only in the presence of salts, that are coagulated by heat

What part of speech is globulin?

globulin is commonly used as noun.