domain

domain definition - medical

do·main (dō-mānˈ)

noun
One of the homologous regions that make up an immunoglobulin's heavy and light chains and serve specific immunological functions.

The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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