Wiktionary
alt. 1 A fraction of blood serum containing the most antibody. 2 A class of protein in the blood, identified by their position after http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/serum%20protein%20electrophoresis. The most significant gamma globulins are antibodies. n. 1 A fraction of blood serum containing the most antibody. 2 A class of protein in the blood, identified by their position after http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/serum%20protein%20electrophoresis. The most significant gamma globulins are antibodies.
WordNet
n. a plasma protein containing the immunoglobulins that are responsible for immune responses [syn: human gamma globulin]
Wikipedia
Gamma globulins are a class of globulins, identified by their position after serum protein electrophoresis. The most significant gamma globulins are immunoglobulins ( antibodies), although some immunoglobulins are not gamma globulins, and some gamma globulins are not immunoglobulins.
Usage examples of "gamma globulin".
At ten a second nurse, also pretty, came in, repeated the streptomycin infection, and gave him one of gamma globulin.
Murphy was found to have anti-DNA antibodies, increased gamma globulin, and antibodies against thyroid, as well as antibodies found in rheumatoid arthritis.
And with each kick of his fins Murdock was keenly aware of the gamma globulin shot that felt like a golf ball wedged in his right ass cheek.
He needs saline, antibiotics, a febrifuge, maybe some gamma globulin-“.
I had been there six years ago for a gamma globulin shot, when the hepatitis epidemic was running wild through the Middle East.
The only significant change from her earlier tests was an elevated gamma globulin, again making Jason consider a non-AIDS-related epidemic involving the autoimmune system.
A visit to one of the City dispensaries resulted in a gamma globulin injection that relieved the condition at once, but he found the dispensary more frightening than the illness.