Infection, Immunity & Autoimmune Disease

Biologic medicine

Also called: Biologic therapy

What does Biologic medicine mean?

A treatment produced using biological systems, often designed to block a specific immune or inflammatory pathway.

U.S. National Library of Medicine
Understanding Medical Words ↗ National Cancer Institute
Cancer Terms Dictionary ↗ CDC
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