Definition of Haptens

1. hapten [n] - See also: hapten

Medical Definition of Haptens

1. Small antigenic determinants capable of eliciting an immune response only when coupled to a carrier. Haptens bind to antibodies but by themselves cannot elicit an antibody response. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Haptens

happy chance
happy event
happy hour
happy puppet syndrome
haps
Hapsburg
Hapsburg jaw
Hapsburg lip
hapten
hapten
haptene
haptenes
haptenic
haptenic inhibition
haptens (current term)
haptens (current term)
hapten inhibition of precipitation
hapteron
hapteron
hapterons
haptic
haptical
haptically
haptics
haptics
haptic hallucination
haptic sensation
haptodysphoria
haptoglobin
haptoglobin

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