SINCE 1828
oligoclonal
adjective
oli·go·clon·al
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Medical Definition of oligoclonal
1
: cloned or derived from one or a few cells or molecules
oligoclonal T cells oligoclonal lymphomas
2
: of, relating to, or being any small group of proteins that migrate close together during electrophoresis producing closely placed bands on the electrophoretogram
oligoclonal immunoglobulins
Other Words from oligoclonal
oligoclonality
\ -klō-ˈnal-ət-ē
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noun,
plural oligoclonalities
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noun,
plural oligoclonalities
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