anakinra

English

Etymology

From [Term?] +‎ -nakinra (“interleukin-1 receptor antagonist”).

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌæn.əˈkɪn.ɹə/

Noun

anakinra (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) A drug that blocks the activity of interleukin-1 and is administered as a subcutaneous injection chiefly in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. It is a recombinant form of an endogenous antagonist of interleukin-1 receptor and is marketed under the trademark Kineret.

Related terms

• isunakinra

References

• “anakinra”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Spanish

Noun

anakinra m (plural anakinras)

1. anakinra