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English noun: antigen

1. antigen (substance) any substance (as a toxin or enzyme) that stimulates an immune response in the body (especially the production of antibodies)


Broader (hypernym)substance


Narrower (hyponym)agglutinogen, anatoxin, fetoprotein, foetoprotein, immunizing agent, immunogen, Rh, Rh factor, rhesus factor, toxoid


Part holonymantigenic determinant, determinant, epitope


Domain categoryimmunology









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