Definition of Reagin

1. Noun. An immunoglobulin E that is formed as an antibody against allergens (such as pollen); attaches to cell membranes causing the release of histamine and other substances responsible for the local inflammation characteristic of an allergy.

Generic synonyms: Ige, Immunoglobulin E

Definition of Reagin

1. a type of antibody [n -S] : REAGINIC [adj] - See also: antibody

Medical Definition of Reagin

1. Reaginic antibodies, an outmoded term for IgE. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Reagin

reagent
reagent strips
reagents
reaggravate
reaggravated
reaggravates
reaggravating
reaggravation
reaggravations
reaggregate
reaggregated
reaggregates
reaggregating
reaggregation
reaggregations
reagin (current term)
reaginic
reaginic antibody
reagins
reagree
reagreed
reagreeing
reair
reaired
reairing
reairs
reais
reak
reaked
reaking

Literary usage of Reagin

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

1. Bulletin by Geological Survey of Georgia (1902)
"EO reagin & Co., three in the same lot, and one in lot 167, under lease from Mr. Chupp, at the time of the writer's visit. An approximate estimate shows, ..."

2. The Medical Clinics of North America by Michael C. Fiore, Stephen S. Entman, Charles B. Rush (1921)
"... may biologically yield falsely negative reactions because the disease may be so latent that there is insufficient reagin produced to afford detection. ..."

3. The Annals of Newberry: In Two Parts by John Belton O'Neall, John Abney Chapman (1892)
"Mr. reagin happened to be near and he said: 'Yes, Uncle John, ... "When Mr. reagin made the purchase almost everybody prophesied that he could never pay. ..."

4. A Practical Text-book of Infection, Immunity, and Specific Therapy: With by John Albert Kolmer (1915)
"As would be expected, a certain degree of tissue change most occur before syphilis reagin appears in the blood. Even with the best technic there is a limit ..."

5. The American Negro as a Dependent, Defective and Delinquent by Charles Harvey McCord (1914)
"Judge reagin, of the Municipal Court of Birmingham, had so interested the ... Judge reagin was in earnest and let it be known that he would extend the ..."

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