Definition of Antigenic

1. Adjective. Of or relating to antigens.

Partainyms: Antigen
Derivative terms: Antigen

Definition of Antigenic

1. Adjective. (immunology) Of or relating to an antigen. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Antigenic

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Antigenic

1. Having the properties of an antigen (allergen). Synonym: allergenic, immunogenic. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Antigenic

antigen excess
antigen interferon
antigen presentation
antigen processing
antigen shift
antigen unit
antigenaemia
antigenaemic
antigender
antigene
antigenemia
antigenemic
antigenerative
antigenes
antigenetics
antigenic (current term)
antigenic competition
antigenic complex
antigenic determinant
antigenic drift
antigenic modulation
antigenic shift
antigenic switching
antigenic variation
antigenically
antigenicities
antigenicity
antigenocidal
antigenocide
antigenome

Literary usage of Antigenic

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

1. The Journal of Infectious Diseases by Infectious Diseases Society of America, John Rockefeller McCormick Memorial Fund, John McCormick Institute for Infectious Diseases (1914)
"THE antigenic PROPERTIES OF GLYCOPROTEINS * CHESTER H. ELLIOTT (From the ... reactions have had to do with the antigenic properties of compound proteins. ..."

2. The Journal of Comparative Pathology and Therapeutics (1888)
"Henle, Henle and Chambers () were able to show that antigenic differences could be ... Though it has been known that mammalian spermatozoa are antigenic, ..."

3. The Journal of Comparative Pathology and Therapeutics (1888)
"antigenic RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MASTITIS STREPTOCOCCI BELONGING TO GROUP-CI ... The work under report was undertaken to study the antigenic relationship ..."

4. Principles of Biochemistry for Students of Medicine, Agriculture and Related by Thorburn Brailsford Robertson (1920)
"Now as far as our experience extends, all antigenic substances are proteins. All attempts to demonstrate antigenic properties in substances unrelated to ..."

5. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"tent, the influenza В viruses undergo progressive change in antigenic structure, older strains or subtypes being replaced with newer antigenic variants (11) ..."

6. Syphilis and Public Health by Edward Bright Vedder (1918)
"Tests for antigenic Power.—A known positive serum is titrated with the new antigen and an old antigen of known strength as follows: ..."

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