| immune serum globulin | |
noun | |
| a class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response [syn: immunoglobulin] |
immune serum globulin n.
A sterile solution of globulins derived from pooled human blood that contains antibodies that are normally present in the blood of adults, used as a passive immunizing agent against rubella, measles, and hepatitis A and as treatment for hypogammaglobulinemia.