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Biological Agent

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Biotechnology-derived pharmaceutical agents made from living organisms or their products. Includes recombinant proteins, monoclonal antibodies, and nucleic acids. [ ]

Term info

Label

Biological Agent

Synonyms
  • BIOLOGIC
  • Biologic
  • Biological Agent
  • Biological Drug
  • Biological Products
  • Biologicals
  • Biologics
  • Biopharmaceuticals
  • Immunologic, Immunochemical
  • Immunologics
  • biologic agent
  • biological agent
  • biological drug
Subsets

NCIT_C90259, NCIT_C159501, NCIT_C159503, NCIT_C66830, NCIT_C61410, NCIT_C99078, NCIT_C118468

ALT DEFINITION

A substance made from living organisms or things they produce. EXAMPLE(S): virus, therapeutic serum, toxin, antitoxin, vaccine, blood, blood component or derivative, allergenic product, analogous product, A class of pharmaceutical agents made from living organisms or their products that includes recombinant proteins, antibodies, and nucleic acids., A substance made from living organisms or things they produce, for example: virus, therapeutic serum, toxin, antitoxin, vaccine, blood, blood component or derivative, allergenic product, or analogous product., A substance that is made from a living organism or its products and is used in the prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of cancer and other diseases. Biological agents include antibodies, interleukins, and vaccines.

Contributing Source

BRIDG, CDISC, NICHD

Has NICHD Parent

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C1909

Legacy Concept Name

Biological_Agent

Preferred Name

Biological Agent

Semantic Type

Classification

UMLS CUI

C0005522

code

C307

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