💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Antigen"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| tagnoun | (heading) Physical appendage. |
| allergennoun | (medicine) A substance which causes an allergic reaction. |
| immunogennoun | (immunology) Any substance that elicits an immune response; an antigen |
| antigenic determinant | — |
| epitopenoun | (biochemistry) The part of a biomolecule (such as a protein) which is the target of an immune response |
| haptennoun | (immunology) Any small molecule that can elicit an immune response only when attached to a large carrier such as a protein. |
| toxoidnoun | A toxin that has had its toxic properties removed, but retains its ability to generate an immune response. |
| viral protein | The term viral protein refers to both the products of the genome of a virus and any host proteins incorporated into the viral particle. |
| bacterial protein | — |
| tumor marker | A tumor marker is a biomarker that can be used to indicate the presence of cancer or the behavior of cancers (measure progression or response to therapy). |
| antibodynoun | (immunology) A protein produced by B-lymphocytes that binds to a specific antigen. |
| alloantigennoun | (genetics) Any antigen, present in only some individuals of a species, that stimulates the production of antibodies in those that lack it; an isoantigen |
| immunoglobulinnoun | (biochemistry, immunology) Any of the glycoproteins in blood serum that respond to invasion by foreign antigens and that protect the host by removing pathogens; an antibody. |
| antibodiesnoun | a 2005 German crime thriller film written and directed by Christian Alvart, and starring Wotan Wilke Möhring, André Hennicke and Heinz Hoenig. |
| autoantigennoun | Any antigen that stimulates autoantibodies in the organism that produced it; an antigen produced by the self (that is, by one's own tissues). |
| autoantibodynoun | An antibody formed in response to an agent (autoantigen) produced by the organism itself. |
| neoantigennoun | A newly-acquired antigen |
| epitopesnoun | (biochemistry) The part of a biomolecule (such as a protein) which is the target of an immune response |
| superantigennoun | (biology) An antigen, which has a powerful interaction with T lymphocytes |
| immunoglobinnoun | (immunology, biochemistry) Any protein that functions as an antibody |
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