-umab

English

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Etymology

From hu(man) +‎ -mab (“monoclonal antibody”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /jʊm.æb/, /əm.æb/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /jəˌmæb/, /əˌmæb/

Suffix

-umab

1. (pharmacology) Used to form names of monoclonal antibodies derived from a human source.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -umab

adalimumab

adecatumumab

aducanumab

alirocumab

atinumab

atorolimumab

avelumab

belimumab

bertilimumab

bezlotoxumab

briakinumab

brodalumab

canakinumab

carlumab

cixutumumab

conatumumab

daratumumab

denosumab

drozitumab

dupilumab

durvalumab

efungumab

evolocumab

exbivirumab

fezakinumab

figitumumab

fletikumab

foravirumab

fresolimumab

ganitumab

gantenerumab

golimumab

intetumumab

ipilimumab

iratumumab

lerdelimumab

lexatumumab

libivirumab

lucatumumab

mapatumumab

mavrilimumab

metelimumab

morolimumab

nebacumab

necitumumab

nivolumab

ofatumumab

olaratumab

panitumumab

panobacumab

patritumab

pritumumab

rafivirumab

ramucirumab

raxibacumab

regavirumab

robatumumab

sarilumab

secukinumab

sevirumab

sifalimumab

sirukumab

stamulumab

tabalumab

teprotumumab

tralokinumab

tremelimumab

tuvirumab

ustekinumab

votumumab

zalutumumab

zanolimumab

Related terms

• -mab is the base suffix common to all monoclonal antibodies. (See that entry for full paradigm.)

References

• USP Dictionary of USAN and International Drug Names, U.S. Pharmacopeia, 2000

Anagrams

• Baum