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antibody, immunoglobulin | 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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immunoglobulin, Ig, immune serum globulin, immune gamma globulin, immune globulin | a class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response |