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anti-HB

 

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An antibody to the surface antigen of the hepatitis B virus; indicative of either active immunity to the hepatitis B virus as a result of prior infection or passive immunity from the presence of hepatitis B immunoglobulin in the blood. It may also be an immune response triggered as the result of having received vaccination against the hepatitis B virus.

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(ăn'tē-āch'bē-ĕs', ăn'tī-)
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(Abbr. HBsAb) The antibody to the hepatitis B surface antigen.

 
 

 

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