Where does “abciximab” come from?

abciximab (English) comes from English -ximab, from English -mab, from English mab — A slattern; To dress untidily.

abciximab (English): A powerful anticlotting drug (trademark ReoPro) that inhibits platelet aggregation by binding to a glycoprotein receptor on human platelets and that consists of the Fab fragment from a chimeric monoclonal antibody prepared from humans and mice

Definitions

  1. A powerful anticlotting drug (trademark ReoPro) that inhibits platelet aggregation by binding to a glycoprotein receptor on human platelets and that consists of the Fab fragment from a chimeric monoclonal antibody prepared from humans and mice

Ancestry of “abciximab”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-ximabUsed to form names of chimeric monoclonal...
2English-mabmonoclonal antibody
3EnglishmabA slattern; To dress untidily
Every word from English mab →Every word from English -mab →Every word from English -ximab →