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antibody

noun as in germ

noun as in serum

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Most people—at least 95 percent of adults—have pre-existing antibody to measles.

In general, a person who has had an infection maintains detectable antibody against that infection for life.

She, unlike the other millions, has no detectable antibody to HIV.

For example, though I had chicken pox decades ago, I still have antibody to chicken pox.

But in health, people with HIV always maintain readily detectable antibody.

I should say the antibody titer has reached the danger point.

If this is a virus infection, we might only need to find an antibody for inoculation to stop it in its tracks.

Controls were needed, to be certain that the antibody suspension alone was bringing about the changes seen and not something else.

Back aboard the ship they started preparing a larger quantity of the antibody suspension.

Preliminary skin-tests of the antibody suspension showed no sign of untoward reaction.

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On this page you'll find 32 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to antibody, such as: antibiotic, antiseptic, antiserum, antivenin, medicine, and preventive.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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