Definition of Heterophile

1. Adjective. Able to react immunologically with material from another species ¹

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Definition of Heterophile

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Heterophile

heterophanes
heterophase
heterophasia
heterophemia
heterophemist
heterophemists
heterophemy
heterophenomenological
heterophenomenologies
heterophenomenology
heterophil
heterophil antibody
heterophil antigen
heterophil haemolysin
heterophil test
heterophile (current term)
heterophile antibody
heterophile antigen
heterophilic
heterophily
heterophobe
heterophobes
heterophobic
heterophone
heterophones
heterophonia
heterophonic
heterophonies
heterophony

Literary usage of Heterophile

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. International Medical and Surgical Surveyby American Institute of Medicine by American Institute of Medicine (1922)
"The specific receptors for heterophile antibodies reside in the lipoid constituents of ... Aqueous suspensions of untreated heterophile tissues also exhibit ..."

2. The Oxford Medicine by Henry Asbury Christian, James Mackenzie (1920)
"PAUL, JF and BUNNELL, WW: Presence of heterophile antibodies in infectious mononucleosis, Am. Jour. Med. Sci., 1932, CLXXXIII, 90. 9. ..."

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