globulin

• globuline

globule +‎ -in

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɡlɒbljʊlɪn/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɡlɑbljəlɪn/

globulin (countable and uncountable, plural globulins)

1. (biochemistry) Any of a group of simple proteins, soluble in water only in the presence of salts, that are coagulated by heat; one of the two parts of haemoglobin.
   • 1993 November 27, Teresa L. Wright; Johnson Y. N. Lau, “Clinical aspects of hepatitis B virus infection”, in The Lancet, volume 342, number 8883, PMID 7694023, page 1342:

     The most effective approach to delaying and preventing recurrent HBV infection has been high dose immune globulin (anti-HBsIg) perioperatively and postoperatively (table 4).

   • 1994 March 20, James Yenckel, “Health in the Tropics”, in The Washington Post‎:

     On the good news front, the guide reports that a new hepatitis A vaccine, which is now licensed in Europe, should be available in the United States sometime this year. It provides longer protection than the current recommended vaccine -- immune globulin (IG) -- against the hepatitis A virus, which means it does not have to be administered as frequently.

   • 2000, Kimbra Cutlip, “Preventing needlestick injuries in healthcare settings”, in Hospital Topics‎, volume 78, PMID 11010461:

     Even for the unprotected, those who are exposed can expect 90 percent effectiveness with a course of postexposure prophylaxis that includes hepatitis B immune globulin and initiation of hepatitis B vaccine.

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