canakinumab
English
editEtymology
edit-kin- (“interleukin”) + -umab (“human monoclonal antibody”)
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Noun
editcanakinumab (uncountable)
- (pharmacology) A human monoclonal antibody targeted at interleukin-1 beta, intended to treat rheumatoid arthritis.