Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun ige

1 sense of ige

Sense 1
immunoglobulin E, IgE -- (one of the five major classes of immunoglobulins; present primarily in the skin and mucous membranes)
       => immunoglobulin, Ig, immune serum globulin, immune gamma globulin, immune globulin -- (a class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response)