antibody en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- [æn.tiˌbɔɾ.i] (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈæn.tɪˌbɑ.di/ (US)
- [ˈæn.tɪˌbɑ.ɾi] (US)
- /ˈæn.tɪˌbɒd.i/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈæn.tiˌbɒd.i/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈæn.tiˌbɔd.i/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (US) audio
- /ˈæn.tɪˌbɔd.i/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- [ˈæn.tɪˌbɔɾ.i] (Received-Pronunciation)
- [ˈɛən.tɪˌbɑ.ɾi] (US)
Etymology
From anti- + body, a calque of German Antikörper.
Meanings
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A protein produced by B-lymphocytes that binds to a specific antigen.
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.
2018 January 18, Jürgen Götz, “Why it’s so hard to treat dementia”, in CNN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| antibodies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
peptibody · warm antibody · autoantibody · miniantibody · metalloantibody · phosphoantibody · monoantibody · polyantibody · monoclonal antibody · nanobody · anti-antibody · xenoantibody · antibody-mediated rejection · abzyme · heteroantibody · plantibody · cold antibody · microantibody · isoantibody · antiantibody · nanoantibody · antibodyome · polyclonal antibody · nonantibody · donor-specific antibody · coproantibody · anti-nuclear antibody · agonistic monoclonal antibody · intrabody · alloantibody
Hypernyms
Relateds
Synonyms
immunoglobulin · immune globulin
Translations (62)
de Antikörper (protein that binds to a specific antigen) · cmn 抗體 /抗体 (protein that binds to a specific antigen) · mi paturopi (protein that binds to a specific antigen) · km អង្គបដិប្រាណ (protein that binds to a specific antigen) · lv antiviela (protein that binds to a specific antigen) · eo antikorpo (protein that binds to a specific antigen) · it anticorpo (protein that binds to a specific antigen) · pl przeciwciało (protein that binds to a specific antigen) · sw kingamwili (protein that binds to a specific antigen) · te ప్రతిరక్షకము (protein that binds to a specific antigen) · gu પ્રતિપિંડ (protein that binds to a specific antigen) · fi vasta-aine (protein that binds to a specific antigen) · es anticuerpo (protein that binds to a specific antigen) · th สารภูมิต้านทาน (protein that binds to a specific antigen) · tr antikor (protein that binds to a specific antigen) · bg а́нтитя́ло (protein that binds to a specific antigen) · gl anticorpo (protein that binds to a specific antigen) · sh а̀нтитије̄ло (protein that binds to a specific antigen) · eo antipartiklo (protein that binds to a specific antigen) · ko 항체 (protein that binds to a specific antigen) · ga frithábhar (protein that binds to a specific antigen) · vi kháng thể (protein that binds to a specific antigen) · ru антите́ло (protein that binds to a specific antigen) · cs protilátka (protein that binds to a specific antigen) · ga frithchoirpín (protein that binds to a specific antigen) · ja 抗体 (protein that binds to a specific antigen) · kmr dijeten (protein that binds to a specific antigen) · rsk антицело (protein that binds to a specific antigen) · ca anticòs (protein that binds to a specific antigen) · fa پادتن (protein that binds to a specific antigen) · mn эсрэгбие (protein that binds to a specific antigen) · et antikeha (protein that binds to a specific antigen) · nl antilichaam (protein that binds to a specific antigen) · pl immunoglobulina (protein that binds to a specific antigen) · la anticorpus (protein that binds to a specific antigen) · io antikorpo (protein that binds to a specific antigen) · ka ანტისხეული (protein that binds to a specific antigen) · lb Antikierper (protein that binds to a specific antigen) · ro anticorp (protein that binds to a specific antigen) · ga antashubstaint (protein that binds to a specific antigen) · cy gwrthgorff (protein that binds to a specific antigen) · kk антидене (protein that binds to a specific antigen) · fr anticorps (protein that binds to a specific antigen) · mn ᠡᠰᠡᠷᠭᠦ ᠪᠡᠶᠡ (protein that binds to a specific antigen) · he נוֹגְדָן (protein that binds to a specific antigen) · ar جِسْم مُضَادّ (protein that binds to a specific antigen) · th แอนติบอดี (protein that binds to a specific antigen) · lt antikūnas (protein that binds to a specific antigen) · pl antyciało (protein that binds to a specific antigen) · pt anticorpo (protein that binds to a specific antigen) · ckb دژەتەن (protein that binds to a specific antigen) · nb antistoff (protein that binds to a specific antigen) · da antistof (protein that binds to a specific antigen) · el αντίσωμα (protein that binds to a specific antigen) · sk protilátka (protein that binds to a specific antigen) · uk антиті́ло (protein that binds to a specific antigen) · hu ellenanyag (protein that binds to a specific antigen) · hu antitest (protein that binds to a specific antigen) · sv antikropp (protein that binds to a specific antigen) · ro anticorpi (protein that binds to a specific antigen) · nn antistoff (protein that binds to a specific antigen) · sh àntitijēlo (protein that binds to a specific antigen)