Thesaurus: antibody

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1. n. 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
2. 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.
3. Any of various bodies or substances in the blood which act inantagonism to harmful foreign bodies, as toxins or the bacteriaproducing the toxins. Normal blood serum apparently containsvariousantibodies, and the introduction of toxins or of foreign cellsalso results in the development of their specific antibodies.
4. n:100 n. 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