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Definition of Epitope

1. Noun. The site on the surface of an antigen molecule to which an antibody attaches itself.

Definition of Epitope

1. Noun. (biochemistry) That part of a biomolecule (such as a protein) that is the target of an immune response ¹

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Definition of Epitope

1. a region on the surface of an antigen [n -S]

Medical Definition of Epitope

1. That part of an antigenic molecule to which the T-cell receptor responds, a site on a large molecule against which an antibody will be produced and to which it will bind. See: agretope. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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