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Antibody - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Antibody : (noun)
1: 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
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Antibody : \An"ti*bod`y\, n. (Physiol. Chem.)
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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Antibody : Antibody: An immunoglobulin, a specialized immune protein , produced because of the introduction of an antigen into the body, and which possesses the remarkable ability to combine with the
very antigen that triggered its production.
The production of antibodies is a major function of the immune system and is carried out by a type of autoantibodies and home in against our own tissues.
The term "antibody" dates to 1901. Prior to that time, an "antibody" referred to any of a host of different substances that served as "bodies" (foot soldiers) in the fight against infection and its
ill effects.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Antibody |
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agilemanager: @lukehohmann or you get rejected as an Antibody #agile ;-) |
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isnuwardana: 4 memories: genetic on your DNA, immunity on your Antibody system, neuronal on your brain, and cultural in books to internet |
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_clinical_trial: radiolabled monoclonal Antibody thrpy in treating adult ppl who have recurrent hodgkin's lymphoma or non-hodgkin's http://bit.ly/7iOCMR |
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