"antigenic variation" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: antigenic variations [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} antigenic variation (plural antigenic variations)
  1. (immunology) The mechanism by which an infectious organism changes its surface proteins in favor of circumventing a host immune response. Wikipedia link: antigenic variation Categories (topical): Immunology Translations (the mechanism by which an infectious organism changes its surface proteins in favor of circumventing a host immune response): variação antigénica [Portugal, feminine] (Portuguese), variação antigênica [Brazil, feminine] (Portuguese)

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