ANTIBODY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does antibody mean? 

• ANTIBODY (noun)
  The noun ANTIBODY has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: ANTIBODY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ANTIBODY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("antibody" is a kind of...):

protein (any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells; consist of polymers of amino acids; essential in the diet of animals for growth and for repair of tissues; can be obtained from meat and eggs and milk and legumes)

Meronyms (parts of "antibody"):

active site (the part of an enzyme or antibody where the chemical reaction occurs)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "antibody"):

autoantibody (an antibody acting against tissues of the organism that produces it)

precipitin (an antibody that causes precipitation when it unites with its antigen)

ABO antibodies (blood type antibodies)

Rh antibody (rhesus factor antibody)

antitoxin (an antibody that can neutralize a specific toxin)

agglutinin (an antibody that causes agglutination of a specific antigen)

Forssman antibody; heterophil antibody; heterophile antibody (an antibody found in the blood of someone suffering from infectious mononucleosis)

alloantibody; isoantibody (an antibody that occurs naturally against foreign tissues from a person of the same species)

monoclonal; monoclonal antibody (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)

opsonin (an antibody in blood serum that attaches to invading microorganisms and other antigens to make them more susceptible to the action of phagocytes)

Ig; immune gamma globulin; immune globulin; immune serum globulin; immunoglobulin (a class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response)

 Context examples 

A measurement of the adenovirus antibody in a biological specimen.

(Adenovirus Antibody Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The determination of the amount of adenovirus antibody present in a sample.

(Adenovirus Antibody Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

A recombinant human IgG1 monoclonal antibody (MoAb) directed against the tumor associated antigen (TAA) epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM) with potential antitumor activity.

(Adecatumumab, NCI Thesaurus)

One of a number human monoclonal antibodies of the immunoglobulin subclass IgG2a directed against melanoma antigens with potential antineoplastic activity.

(Melanoma Monoclonal Antibody hIgG2A, NCI Thesaurus)

Upon intramuscular injection and electroporation, melanoma TRP2 CTL epitope vaccine SCIB1 expresses the modified antibody.

(Melanoma TRP2 CTL Epitope Vaccine SCIB1, NCI Thesaurus)

An immunophenotypic finding indicating positive membranous reactivity to a specific antibody.

(Membranous Positivity Present, NCI Thesaurus)

There is some agreement that the deposits are antigen-antibody complexes.

(Membranous Glomerulonephritis, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Adcetris is made by combining a monoclonal antibody with an anticancer drug.

(Adcetris, NCI Dictionary)

The white blood cells bind to the antibodies and release substances that kill the target cells or microbes.

(ADCC, NCI Dictionary)

A measurement of the acetylcholine receptor antibody in a biological specimen.

(Acetylcholine Receptor Antibody Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)