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IgA

UK/ˈiːɡə/ uncommon

noun

1.

one of the most common of the five major classes of immunoglobulins; the chief antibody in the membranes of the gastrointestinal and respiratory tracts

Origin

Borrowed from Japanese 伊賀 (Iga).

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