Monoclonal

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊnÉ™l

Origin

mono- + clone + -al

Full definition of monoclonal

Adjective

1. (biochemistry) genetically engineered from a single clone; used especially of a protein or antibody
• 2002, Gilbert S. Banker & Christopher T. Rhodes, Modern Pharmaceutics, 4th edition, One of the first examples of the immunogenicity of recombinantly derived antibodies was with murine anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody (OKT3) used in the induction of immunosupression after organ transplantation.

Derived terms

• monoclonality

Noun

1. (immunochemistry) something produced from a single clone, especially a monoclonal antibody----