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Definitions for Antibody
[1] any of numerous Y -shaped protein molecules produced by B cells as a primary immune defense, each molecule and its clones having a unique binding site that can combine with the complementary site of a foreign antigen, as on a virus or bacterium, thereby disabling the antigen and signaling other immune defenses. Abbreviation : Ab
[2] antibodies of a particular type collectively.
[3] any of various proteins produced in the blood in response to the presence of an antigen. By becoming attached to antigens on infectious organisms antibodies can render them harmless or cause them to be destroyed See also immunoglobulin
Words related to Antibody
microorganism, disease, parasite, virus, plague, microbe, bug, bacterium, pathogen, antiserum, agglutinin, agglutinogen, vaccine, antigen, antibiotic, medicine, antiseptic, serum, preventive, antivenin
Words nearby Antibody
antibiotic enterocolitis, antibiotics, resistance to, antiblack, antiblastic, antibodies, antibody, antibody excess, antibody-mediated immunity, antibugging, antibuser, antibusing
Origin of Antibody
First recorded in 1895–1900; anti- + body
Words that may be confused with Antibody
antibody, anybody, (see, usage, note, at, anybody)
Synonyms for Antibody
agglutinin, agglutinogen, antigen, antiserum, vaccine, agglutinoid, immunizer, immunotoxin