Biology
- Alloantigen
Term: alloantigenLiterally 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(?)DefinitionAlloantigen...
- Antagonist
Term: antagonistLiterally meaning: ?against fighter?Origin: Anc Greek????????????/antagonistis(= competitor, opponent, enemy) >????-/anti- (=prefix meaning opposed to, against, instead) + ?????????/agonistis(=fighter,...
- Xenogenous
Term: xenogenousLiterally meaning: ?originated outside ?Origin: Anc Greek?????/xenos(=strange, foreigner)+?????/geno(=produce, give birth to)Coined/History(?)DefinitionXenogenous is anything is caused by a foreign body ...
- 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...
- 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....
Biology
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
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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.
- Alloantigen
Term: alloantigenLiterally 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(?)DefinitionAlloantigen...
- Antagonist
Term: antagonistLiterally meaning: ?against fighter?Origin: Anc Greek????????????/antagonistis(= competitor, opponent, enemy) >????-/anti- (=prefix meaning opposed to, against, instead) + ?????????/agonistis(=fighter,...
- Xenogenous
Term: xenogenousLiterally meaning: ?originated outside ?Origin: Anc Greek?????/xenos(=strange, foreigner)+?????/geno(=produce, give birth to)Coined/History(?)DefinitionXenogenous is anything is caused by a foreign body ...
- 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...
- 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....