An"ti*bod`y (?), n. (Physiol.
Chem.) Any of various bodies or substances in the blood which
act in antagonism to harmful foreign bodies, as toxins or the bacteria
producing the toxins. Normal blood serum apparently contains
variousantibodies, and the introduction of toxins or of foreign cells
also results in the development of their specific
antibodies.
An"ti*bod`y (?), n. (Physiol.
Chem.) Any of various bodies or substances in the blood which
act in antagonism to harmful foreign bodies, as toxins or the bacteria
producing the toxins. Normal blood serum apparently contains
variousantibodies, and the introduction of toxins or of foreign cells
also results in the development of their specific
antibodies.
