antibody
noun /ˈæntibɒdi/
/ˈæntibɑːdi/
(plural antibodies)
- a substance that the body produces in the blood to fight disease, or as a reaction when certain substances are put into the bodyTopics Bodyc2, Biologyc2Oxford Collocations DictionaryAntibody is used before these nouns:
- production
- response
- HIV
Word Originearly 20th cent.: from anti- + body, translating German Antikörper, from anti- ‘against’ + Körper ‘body’.