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Fab
Fab [ fab ] (plural Fabs)


noun 
Definition:
 
part of antibody molecule: the half of an immunoglobulin molecule to which a relevant antigen binds when the molecule splits as a result of digestion with the enzyme papain. The other half is an Fc.
Full form  fragment antigen-binding
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