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.
Origin
1955-60
Examples from the web for gamma globulin
Intravenous gamma globulin has been tried, with mixed results.
And all of the control-treated mice, whether they got the gamma globulin or the bird-flu antibody, they all died.
British Dictionary definitions for gamma globulin
gamma globulin
noun
1.
any of a group of proteins in blood plasma that includes most known antibodies
gamma globulin in Medicine
gamma globulinn. A protein fraction of blood serum containing numerous antibodies, used in the prevention and treatment of certain diseases, such as measles, poliomyelitis, and hepatitis.
gamma globulin in Science
gamma globulin
A class of globulins in the blood plasma of humans and other mammals that function as part of the body's immune system and include most antibodies.
A solution of this substance prepared from human blood and administered for immunization against measles, German measles, hepatitis A, and other infections.