A nurse is caring for a client who has undergone organ transplant surgery. The client asks the nurse about antibodies. What is an antibody?
A) Body's ability to recognize and destroy specific pathogens
B) Body's ability to prevent infectious diseases
C) Any foreign substance or molecule entering the body that stimulates an immune response
D) A protein substance that the body produces in response to an antigen
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