Biology
alloantigen
Term: alloantigen
Literally meaning: ?other antigen?
Origin: Anc Greek
?????/????? (=other) > ???????? /alilizo (=be with others)
+ ????-/anti- (=prefix meaning opposed to, against, instead)
+ ?????/geno(=produce, give birth to)
Coined/History
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Definition
Alloantigen is a distinguishable antigen either among members of the same specie.
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Xenoantigen
Term: xenoantigen Literally meaning: ?antigen from foreigners? Origin: Anc Greek?????/xenos(=foreign, stranger)+ ????-/anti- (=prefix meaning opposed to, against, instead) + ?????/geno(=produce, give birth to) Coined/History(?)DefinitionXenoantigen...
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Anti-
????-/anti- =prefix meaning opposed to, against, instead (before vowel ant-) examples: antidote, antibiotic, antigen, antibacterial...
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Pathogen
Term: pathogenLiterally meaning: ?that causes suffering/disease?Origin: Anc Greek????-/patho-(=prefix denoting ?suffering?) > ????? / pathos(=passion, sorrow, strong emotion)+ ?????/geno (=?give birth to?, ?producer of?)Coined/History(?)DefinitionAn...
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Pathogenesis
Term: pathogenesisLiterally meaning: ?disease development?Origin: Anc Greek????-/patho-(=prefix denoting ?suffering?) > ????? / pathos(=passion, sorrow, strong emotion)+???????/genesis(=birth, creation, production) > ?????/geno (=?give birth...
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Epitope
Term: epitope Origin: Anc Greek ???-/epi(=prefix meaning upon, on)?????/topos(=place, location) Niels Kaj Jerne (1911-1994)Coined: in 1960 by Danish immunologist Niels Kaj Jerne (1911?1994) who proposed that an antigen particle carries several epitopes....
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