Antialbumid

/ˌæntiælˈbjuːmɪd/ noun

Definition

An antibody or immune substance that works against albumen or albumin proteins.

Etymology

Medical/scientific term: 'anti-' plus 'albumid' (a substance related to albumin, the primary blood protein, from Latin 'albus' meaning white). Appeared in early 20th-century immunology literature.

Kelly Says

Medical scientists had to invent precise terms to name the immune system's incredible ability to target specific proteins—'antialbumid' is one of thousands of such specificity terms that reveal how our bodies recognize enemies at the molecular level.

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