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Definitions 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
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  • iga one of the most common of the five major classes of immunoglobulins; the chief antibody in the membranes of the gastrointestinal and respiratory tracts
  • affinity (immunology) the attraction between an antigen and an antibody
  • determinant the site on the surface of an antigen molecule to which an antibody attaches itself
  • agglutinin an antibody that causes agglutination of a specific antigen
  • monoclonal any of a class of antibodies produced in the laboratory by a single clone of cells or a cell line and consisting of identical antibody molecules
  • antitoxin an antibody that can neutralize a specific toxin
  • heterophile antibody an antibody found in the blood of someone suffering from infectious mononucleosis
  • quellung reaction the swelling of the capsule surrounding a microorganism after reaction with an antibody; the basis of certain tests for identifying microorganisms
  • anamnestic response renewed rapid production of an antibody on the second (or subsequent) encounter with the same antigen
  • immunoglobulin a one of the most common of the five major classes of immunoglobulins; the chief antibody in the membranes of the gastrointestinal and respiratory tracts
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