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Definition of Antibody

1. Noun. Any of a large variety of proteins normally present in the body or produced in response to an antigen which it neutralizes, thus producing an immune response.

Definition of Antibody

1. n. Any of various bodies or substances in the blood which act in antagonism to harmful foreign bodies, as toxins or the bacteria producing the toxins. Normal blood serum apparently contains variousantibodies, and the introduction of toxins or of foreign cells also results in the development of their specific antibodies.

Definition of Antibody

1. Noun. (immunology) A protein produced by B-lymphocytes that binds to a specific antigen. ¹

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Definition of Antibody

1. a body protein that produces immunity against certain microorganisms or toxins [n -BODIES]

Medical Definition of Antibody

1. An immunoglobulin molecule that has a specific amino acid sequence by virtue of which it interacts only with the antigen that induced its synthesis in cells of the lymphoid series (especially plasma cells) or with antigen closely related to it. Antibodies are classified according to their ode of action as agglutinins, bacteriolysins, haemolysins, opsonins, precipitins, etc. (18 Nov 1997)

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