autoantibody
autoantibody noun: an antibody formed in response to an agent (autoantigen) produced by the organism itself.
Noun
autoantibody (plural autoantibodies)
- An antibody formed in response to an agent (autoantigen) produced by the organism itself.
- In addition to having a relative with Type 1, people in that subgroup had insulin autoantibody levels equal to or greater than 80 milliunits per milliliter.2007 November 20, Aliyah Baruchin, “Twins on a Medical Odyssey After a Diagnosis of Diabetes”, in The New York Times
- The current study investigates autoantibodies against steroid synthesis enzymes in dogs with spontaneous hypoadrenocorticism.2015 December 1, “Autoantibodies against Cytochrome P450 Side-Chain Cleavage Enzyme in Dogs ( Canis lupus familiaris ) Affected with Hypoadrenocorticism (Addison’s Disease)”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
autoantibody meaning in Tamil and Indonesian
autoantibody in Tamil
- தன் எதிர்ப்பொருள்
autoantibody in Indonesian
- Translations
- autoantibodi
Forms of autoantibody
| plural | autoantibodies |
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Origin of autoantibody
From auto- + antibody.
Questions about autoantibody
- What does autoantibody mean?
- Autoantibody means an antibody formed in response to an agent (autoantigen) produced by the organism itself.
- What is autoantibody in Tamil?
- Autoantibody in Tamil is தன் எதிர்ப்பொருள். See Autoantibody meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is autoantibody?
- Autoantibody is a noun.
- What is the plural of autoantibody?
- The plural of autoantibody is autoantibodies.
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