Antibody
Word | ANTIBODY |
Character | 8 |
Hyphenation | an ti bod y |
Pronunciations | N/A |
Definitions and meanings of "Antibody"
What do we mean by antibody?
A Y-shaped protein on the surface of B cells that is secreted into the blood or lymph in response to an antigenic stimulus, such as a bacterium, virus, parasite, or transplanted organ, and that neutralizes the antigen by binding specifically to it; an immunoglobulin. noun
A body or substance which inhibits the action of another substance. Also called antisubstance and, as a general term, adaptation-product. See adaptation-product and immunity. noun
Any of various bodies or substances in the blood which act in antagonism to harmful foreign bodies, as toxins or the bacteria producing the toxins. Normal blood serum apparently contains various antibodies, and the introduction of toxins or of foreign cells also stimulates production of their specific antibodies by the immune system. noun
More narrowly, any of the immunoglobulins present in the blood serum or other body fluids of an animal, which reacts with a specific antigenic substance, whether the antibody was produced as a consequence of the stimulus provided by the antigen, or was pre-existing prior to exposure of the organism to the antigen. noun
A protein produced by B-lymphocytes that binds to a specific antigen. 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 noun
A protein produced by B-lymphocytes that binds to a specific antigen.
1. The term used in describing a person having an attractive face but an unattractive body. 2. The opposite of a "butterface" Urban Dictionary
The ability to overcome and not be phased by ones own odor or discomfort of gas being expelled from the individuals anus. This is something that is acquired from after years of gas inhalation; similar to a tolerance of ones own bodily stench. Urban Dictionary
A disease that is rare enough that only those who have it know how to write it or pronounce it. Try telling your doctor that you have it. Your doctor will either leave the room to look it up on his computer or will fake that he knows what it is and schedule you for a blood test. Urban Dictionary
Silicon Valley investor and writer Paul Graham coined the term to describe an observation that a population develops “social antibodies” in response to behaviours that have come to be perceived as harmful. An example he cites is cigarette smoking. Once a popular and accepted habit even within intimate spaces, after smoking was banned in enclosed spaces it quickly became socially unacceptable aided by vocal people who acted like messengers in the system. It could be argued that a busybody and a social antibody are two sides of the same coin. Urban Dictionary
Someone that is on antibiotics and won't do anything fun; like have a beer. Urban Dictionary
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