Monoclonal antibodies
Monoclonal antibody
monoclonal antibody
Noun
1. any of a class of antibodies produced in the laboratory by identical offspring of a hybridoma; very specific for a particular location in the body
(hypernym) antibody
monoclonal antibody
[MAH-no-KLO-nul AN-tih-BAH-dee]
A laboratory-produced substance that can locate and bind to cancer cells wherever they are in the body. Many monoclonal antibodies are used in cancer detection or therapy; each one recognizes a different protein on certain cancer cells. Monoclonal antibodies can be used alone, or they can be used to deliver drugs, toxins, or radioactive material directly to a tumor.
monoclonal antibody (MAb, MoAb)
One of any group of identical artificial antibodies.