21 TermsHome > Terms > English, UK (UE) > Antigen
Antigen
Any foreign substance, usually a protein, that stimulates the body's immune system to produce antibodies. (The name antigen reflects its role in stimulating an immune response - antibody generating. )
This is auto-generated content. You can help to improve it.
0
0
Improve it
- Part of Speech: noun
- Synonym(s):
- Blossary:
- Industry/Domain: Health care
- Category: Flu prevention & treatment
- Company:
- Product:
- Acronym-Abbreviation:
Other Languages:
Member comments
Terms in the News
Featured Terms
Industry/Domain: Optometry Category: Optical phenomena
Synesthesia
Synesthesia is a neurological phenomenon in which stimulation of one sensory or cognitive pathway leads to automatic, involuntary experiences in a ...
Contributor
Featured blossaries
Browers Terms By Category
- Authors(2488)
- Sportspeople(853)
- Politicians(816)
- Comedians(274)
- Personalities(267)
- Popes(204)
People(6223) Terms
- General seafood(50)
- Shellfish(1)
Seafood(51) Terms
- Skin care(179)
- Cosmetic surgery(114)
- Hair style(61)
- Breast implant(58)
- Cosmetic products(5)
Beauty(417) Terms
- Cables & wires(2)
- Fiber optic equipment(1)
Telecom equipment(3) Terms
- General jewelry(850)
- Style, cut & fit(291)
- Brands & labels(85)
- General fashion(45)