antibody

== English == === Etymology === From anti- +‎ body, a calque of German Antikörper. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈæn.tiˌbɒd.i/, /ˈæn.tɪˌbɒd.i/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈæn.tɪˌbɑ.di/, [ˈæn.tɪˌbɑ.ɾi], [ˈɛən.tɪˌbɑ.ɾi] (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈæn.tiˌbɔd.i/, [æn.tiˌbɔɾ.i], /ˈæn.tɪˌbɔd.i/, [ˈæn.tɪˌbɔɾ.i] Hyphenation: an‧ti‧bo‧dy === Noun === antibody (plural antibodies) (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 ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== antibody on Wikipedia.Wikipedia