English Explanatory Dictionary

antigen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A substance that induces an immune response, usually foreign (nonself) but not always so.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

antigen antigens

Etymology

From French antigène, from anti- + gène.

Antonyms

antibody Ab immunoglobulin immune globulin

Related words

Ag antigenic antigenicity antigenity

Derived words

aeroantigen alloantigen antigenemia antigenized antigen-presenting cell Australia antigen autoantigen broad antigen chimeric antigen receptor coproantigen Duffy antigen ectoantigen exoantigen glycoantigen Goodpasture's antigen group-specific antigen histocompatibility antigen human leukocyte antigen immunoantigen isoantigen multiantigen neoantigen neuroantigen nonantigen pathoantigen phosphoantigen photoantigen prostate-specific antigen rapid antigen test self-antigen split antigen superantigen xenoantigen

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