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monoclonal

adjective/ˌmɒnəʊˈkləʊnəl/

C2CEFR level
78/100Rarity: rare
TechnicalRegister

Derived from a single cell clone, as in engineered antibodies used to target cancer.

Rituximab, a monoclonal antibody against CD20, revolutionised the treatment of B-cell lymphomas.

Topic: Oncology in Medical English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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