efalizumab

English

Etymology

From [Term?] +‎ -li- (“immunomodulating”) +‎ -zumab (“humanized monoclonal antibody”).

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Noun

efalizumab (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) A recombinant humanized monoclonal antibody, formerly available to treat autoimmune diseases, especially psoriasis, by binding CD11a of lymphocyte function-associated antigen 1, and associated with fatal brain infections.

Synonyms

• (trade name) Raptiva