alloantibody

[al-oh-an-ti-bod-ee, -an-tee-]

al·lo·an·ti·bod·y

[al-oh-an-ti-bod-ee, -an-tee-]
noun, plural al·lo·an·ti·bod·ies. Immunology.
an antibody that reacts with an antigen from a genetically different individual of the same species.

Origin:
1965–70; allo- + antibody
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Alloantibody has a plethora of syllables.
So is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. Does it mean:
given to using long words.
an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
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alloantibody al·lo·an·ti·bod·y (āl'ō-ān'tĭ-bŏd'ē)
n.
See isoantibody.

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