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Noun: anaphylactic antibody
  1. A type of antibody that has an affinity for certain kinds of cells, in addition to and unrelated to its specific affinity for the antigen that induced it, because of the properties of the Fc portion of the heavy chain
    "The presence of anaphylactic antibodies can trigger severe allergic reactions";
    - cytophilic antibody, cytotropic antibody

Derived forms: anaphylactic antibodies

Type of: antibody