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noun
Any of the glycoproteins in blood serum that respond to invasion by foreign antigens and that protect the host by removing pathogens; an antibody.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, immunology, medicine, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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Synonyms: antibody, Ab
Antonyms: antigen, Ag
Broader terms: globulin, protein
noun
a class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Ig, immune serum globulin, immune gamma globulin, immune globulin
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: gamma globulin, human gamma globulin, antibody
Narrower terms: immunoglobulin A, IgA, immunoglobulin D, IgD, immunoglobulin E, IgE, immunoglobulin G, IgG, immunoglobulin M, IgM, tetanus immunoglobulin, tetanus immune globulin
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey- Proto-Indo-European *moy-nósder. Proto-Italic *moinos Latin mūnus Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-ih2der.? Proto-Italic *-is Latin -is Latin in- -is Latin immūnisder. Middle French immunbor. Middle English English immune Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English immuno- Latin globus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin globuluslbor. French globulebor. English globule Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English globulin English immunoglobulin From immuno- + globulin.
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