See Also: Antibody(health)
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CF antibody(medicine)
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Vi antibody(medicine)
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complete antibody(medicine)
cytophilic antibody(medicine)
reaginic antibody(medicine)

antibody (iou)



antibody noun. E20.

Physiology. A protein produced in the body which reacts with a given antigen (whose introduction usu. stimulates its formation).
Comb.: antibody-negative, antibody-positive adjectives in which antibodies associated with a particular antigen (esp. with HIV) are absent or present.