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anticorpo

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /an.tiˈkɔr.po/
  • Rhymes: -ɔrpo
  • Hyphenation: an‧ti‧còr‧po

Noun

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anticorpo m (plural anticorpi)

  1. (immunology) antibody
    Synonym: immunoglobulina

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From anti- +‎ corpo (body). Calque of German Antikörper, coined by Paul Ehrlich in 1891.

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Noun

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anticorpo m (plural anticorpos, metaphonic)

  1. antibody (protein that binds to a specific antigen)
    Synonyms: imunoglobulina, gamaglobulina