antigen
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
antigen/ˈantɪʤən/
▶noun a substance which the body recognizes as alien and which induces an immune response. Compare with antibody.
– derivatives
antigenic adjective.
antigenic adjective.
'antigen' also found in these Oxford entries:
A
- adjuvant
- Ag
- anamnestic
- anaphylaxis
- anergy
- antibody
- avidity
- B
- blood group
- complement
- ELISA
- epitope
- hyperimmune
- idiotype
- immune response
- monospecific
- multivalent
- precipitin
- reactive
- reactor
- rhesus factor
- toxin
