gamma globulin: Meaning and Definition of

gam'ma glob'ulin

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— Immunol. Immunol.
  1. a protein fraction of blood plasma that responds to stimulation of antigens, as bacteria or viruses, by forming antibodies: administered therapeutically in the treatment of some viral diseases.
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