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Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ɑ̃.ti.kɔʁ/
"Le corps produit des anticorps pour lutter contre l'infection."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A blood protein produced in response to and counteracting a specific antigen, combining chemically with substances which the body recognizes as alien.
"The vaccine stimulates the body to produce antibodies against the virus." - 2
A large, Y-shaped protein used by the immune system to identify and neutralize foreign objects such as pathogenic bacteria and viruses.
"Monoclonal antibodies are increasingly used in targeted cancer therapies."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in the late 19th century as a translation of German Antikörper (from anti- 'against' + Körper 'body'). It entered scientific English via immunology to describe protective blood proteins produced in response to antigens.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Antibody" is said worldwide
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anticorps
Transliteration: /ɑ̃.ti.kɔʁ/
"Le corps produit des anticorps pour lutter contre l'infection."
Antikörper
Transliteration: /ˈantikaʁpɐ/
"Antikörper helfen dem Immunsystem, Krankheitserreger zu bekämpfen."
anticorpo
Transliteration: /an.tiˈkɔr.po/
"Il sistema immunitario produce anticorpi."
anticuerpo
Transliteration: /an.tiˈkweɾ.po/
"Los anticuerpos defienden el organismo de las infecciones."
anticorpo
Transliteration: /ãn.tiˈkoɾ.pu/
"O teste detectou anticorpos no sangue."
प्रतिपिंड
Transliteration: pratipind
"टीकाकरण शरीर में एंटीबॉडी या प्रतिपिंड उत्पन्न करता है।"
抗体
Transliteration: kàngtǐ
"血液检测显示她体内含有该病毒的抗体。"
항체
Transliteration: hangche
"백신은 체내에서 항체 형성을 유도합니다."
抗体
Transliteration: koutai
"ワクチン接種により体内に抗体が作られます。"
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