antigen
noun[C]
biologyspecializeduk/ˈæn.tɪ.dʒən//ˈæn.tɪ.dʒen/us/ˈæn.t̬i.dʒən//ˈæn.t̬i.dʒen/asubstancethatcausesthe body'simmunesystem(= thesystemforfightinginfections)toreact,especiallybyproducingantibodies(=proteinsthatattackharmfulbacteria,viruses, etc.)
Immunology & vaccination
- active immunity
- anti-vax
- antibody
- antigenic
- antiserum
- antivaxxer
- herd immunity
- immune response
- immunity
- immunization
- immunocompromised
- immunology
- immunosuppressed
- inoculate
- inoculation
- lymph
- vaccinate
- vaccinated
- vaccination
- vax
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