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Meaning of denosumab | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
dɪˈnɒs.jʊ.mab

Definitions

A drug (trademarks Prolia and Xgera) that is a genetically engineered monoclonal antibody that reduces bone resorption and increases bone mass by inhibiting osteoclast formation and function and that is administered by injection to prevent fractures associated with osteoporosis and malignant tumors of bone and to treat hypercalcemia associated with various cancers.

uncountable

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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denotability Denotable denotation denotational semantics Denotations Denotative

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