Where does “palivizumab” come from?

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

palivizumab (English): A humanized monoclonal antibody used in the prevention of respiratory syncytial virus infections

Definitions

  1. A humanized monoclonal antibody used in the prevention of respiratory syncytial virus infections

Ancestry of “palivizumab”, step by step

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