Japanese word

抗体

Pronunciation

Romajikōtai

Meaning

  • nounantibody

Example

この検査で抗体を調べます。ko no ken sa de kō tai o shira be ma su

This test checks for antibodies.

Illustration for 抗体 (antibody)

More examples

ワクチン接種後に抗体ができました。wa ku chi n ses shu go ni kō tai ga de ki ma shi ta

Antibodies developed after vaccination.

Core concept

Describes a protein made by the immune system that recognizes and attaches to a particular foreign substance.

Common phrases

  • 抗体を検出するkō tai o ken shutsu su ru

    detect antibodies

  • 抗体を作るkō tai o tsuku ru

    produce antibodies

  • 抗体ができるkō tai ga de ki ru

    develop antibodies

Similar words

免疫グロブリンmenekiguroburin: The technical name for a protein of the immune system that binds a specific foreign substance.

Definition in Japanese

体内に入った異物などに反応して作られ、特定の異物に結び付くたんぱく質。tai nai ni hai tta i butsu na do ni han nō shi te tsuku ra re toku tei no i butsu ni musu bi tsu ku ta n pa ku shitsu

Word origin

抗 (kō, "resist") + 体 (tai, "body") forms the Sino-Japanese compound 抗体 (kōtai), literally referring to a body or substance that resists an outside agent.

Usage tips

  • In English medical writing, antibody is a count noun, so both an antibody and antibodies are common according to whether one or several immune proteins are meant.

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