"autoantigen" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: autoantigens [plural]
Etymology: auto- + antigen Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|auto|antigen|id1=self}} auto- + antigen Head templates: {{en-noun}} autoantigen (plural autoantigens)
  1. Any antigen that stimulates autoantibodies in the organism that produced it; an antigen produced by the self (that is, by one's own tissues). Derived forms: autoantigenic Related terms: autoantibody, autoimmune, autoimmunity, immune complex
    Sense id: en-autoantigen-en-noun-2r9jwKV9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with auto- (self)

Inflected forms

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