Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Antibody \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.
Source : WordNet®
antibody
n : 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