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xenoantigen


Term: xenoantigen

Literally meaning: “antigen from  foreigners”

Origin: Anc Greek
ξένος/xenos(=foreign, stranger)
+ αντί-/anti- (=prefix meaning opposed to, against, instead)
+ γεννώ/geno(=produce, give birth to)

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Definition
Xenoantigen is any any substance that can trigger the production of an antibody by the immune system in more than one species.


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