antibody

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1. Noun

A protein produced by the immune system to neutralize pathogens.

2. Noun

A protein produced by the immune system to neutralize foreign objects

3. 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
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