antigenic
adjective
medicalspecializeduk/ˌæntiˈdʒen.ɪk/us/ˌæn.t̬iˈdʒen.ɪk/relatingto or consisting ofantigens(=substancesthatcausethe body'simmunesystemtoreact,especiallycausingit toproduceantibodies):
Thefluvaccine's antigenicconfigurationchangesyearlyand isbasedonprevalentstrainsof theprecedingyear.
Vaccination is not alwayseffective, because avirusdevelopsdifferentstrainswithvaryingantigenicproperties.
- Thevirusin an inactivatedvaccinehaslostthecapacitytoreplicatebut canstimulateantibodies, because ofitsantigenicnature.
- Aspecifictestfordiagnosingthe antigenicsensitivityresponsiblefor theallergicsymptomsisdescribed.
- Researcherscarriedout phylogenetic and antigenicanalysisofinfluenzaviruses.
Immunology & vaccination
- active immunity
- anti-vax
- antibody
- antigen
- antiserum
- antivaxxer
- antivenin
- gamma globulin
- immune response
- immunity
- immunization
- immunocompromised
- immunology
- immunosuppressed
- inoculate
- inoculation
- jag
- vaccinate
- vaccination
- vax