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bispecific antibody (BY-speh-SIH-fik AN-tee-BAH-dee)

 An antibody developed in the laboratory to recognize more than one protein on the surface of different cells. Examples include bispecific antibodies 2B1, 520C9xH22, mDX-H210, and MDX447.

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