antibody

From anti- +‎ body, a calque of German Antikörper.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈæn.tiˌbɒd.i/, /ˈæn.tɪˌbɒd.i/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈæn.tɪˌbɑ.di/, [ˈæn.tɪˌbɑ.ɾi], [ˈɛən.tɪˌbɑ.ɾi]

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• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈæn.tiˌbɔd.i/, [æn.tiˌbɔɾ.i], /ˈæn.tɪˌbɔd.i/, [ˈæn.tɪˌbɔɾ.i]
• Hyphenation: an‧ti‧bo‧dy

antibody (plural antibodies)

2. (immunology) A protein produced by B-lymphocytes that binds to a specific antigen.

   Alternative form: (symbol) Ab

   Synonyms: immunoglobulin, immune globulin

   Antonyms: antigen, Ag

   Hypernym: protein

   • 2018 January 18, Jürgen Götz, “Why it’s so hard to treat dementia”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     It’s estimated only 0.1% of antibodies circulating in the bloodstream enter the brain – this also includes the therapeutic antibodies currently used in clinical trials. An approach my team is taking is to use ultrasound to temporarily open the blood-brain barrier, which increases the uptake of Alzheimer’s drugs or antibody fragments.

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