anakinra
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English
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Etymology
[edit]From [Term?] + -nakinra (“interleukin-1 receptor antagonist”).
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Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]anakinra (uncountable)
- (pharmacology) A drug that blocks the activity of interleukin-1 and is administered as a subcutaneous injection chiefly in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. It is a recombinant form of an endogenous antagonist of interleukin-1 receptor and is marketed under the trademark Kineret.
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “anakinra”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Spanish
[edit]Noun
[edit]anakinra m (plural anakinras)
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