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)

Coined/History

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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.