Definition of Antigens

1. Noun. (plural of antigen) ¹

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Definition of Antigens

1. antigen [n] - See also: antigen

Medical Definition of Antigens

1. Substances which are capable, under appropriate conditions, of inducing a specific immune response and of reacting with the products of that response, that is, with specific antibodies or specifically sensitised T-lymphocytes, or both. Antigens may be soluble substances, such as toxins and foreign proteins, or particulates, such as bacteria and tissue cells; however, only the portion of the protein or polysaccharide molecule known as the antigenic determinant (epitopes) combines with antibody or a specific receptor on a lymphocyte. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Antigens

antigenic complex
antigenic determinant
antigenic drift
antigenic modulation
antigenic shift
antigenic switching
antigenic variation
antigenically
antigenicities
antigenicity
antigenocidal
antigenocide
antigenome
antigenomes
antigenomic
antigens (current term)
antigentile
antigerm
antighetto
antighost
antighosts
antigiardiasis
antigirl
antiglare
antiglaucoma
antiglobalisation
antiglobalism
antiglobalist
antiglobalists
antiglobalization

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