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Antigen vs Crossreactive - What's the difference?

antigen | crossreactive |

As a noun antigen

is antigen.

As an adjective crossreactive is

describing a reaction between an antigen and an antibody that was formed to counteract a different (often similar) antigen.

antigen

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (immunology) A substance that induces an immune response, usually foreign.

    • Related terms

    * antigenic

    Derived terms

    * antigenemia

    Anagrams

    * * ----

    crossreactive

    English

    Alternative forms

    * cross-reactive

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Describing a reaction between an antigen and an antibody that was formed to counteract a different (often similar) antigen

    • Related terms

    * crossreact * crossreaction / cross-reaction