noun
antibody
AN-tee-bod-ee
noun
1
A protein made by the immune system that recognizes and attaches to a specific germ or foreign substance to help destroy it.
"After the infection cleared, her blood still carried antibodies against the virus."
"Vaccines work by training the body to produce the right antibodies in advance."
How to Use Antibody
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA defence protein your immune system makes to fight off a specific germ.
Common pairings
produce antibodies
antibody test
antibodies against a virus
Word Forms
antibodies plural
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Etymology
From anti- ("against") plus body, a direct translation of the German word Antikörper.