All antigen synonyms

noun antigen

• irritant — tending to cause irritation; irritating.
• dander — small particles or scales of hair or feathers
• irritant — tending to cause irritation; irritating.
• pollen — the fertilizing element of flowering plants, consisting of fine, powdery, yellowish grains or spores, sometimes in masses.
• ragweed — any of the composite plants of the genus Ambrosia, the airborne pollen of which is the most prevalent cause of autumnal hay fever, as the common North American species, A. trifida (great ragweed or giant ragweed) and A. artemisiifolia.
• antibody — Antibodies are substances which a person's or an animal's body produces in their blood in order to destroy substances which carry disease.
• antiserum — blood serum containing antibodies against a specific antigen, used to treat or provide immunity to a disease
• agglutinin — a substance, such as an antibody or a lectin, that causes agglutination of cells or bacteria
• agglutinogen — an antigen that reacts with or stimulates the formation of a specific agglutinin
• vaccine — any preparation used as a preventive inoculation to confer immunity against a specific disease, usually employing an innocuous form of the disease agent, as killed or weakened bacteria or viruses, to stimulate antibody production.
• dust mite — any of various mites, especially Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus and D. farinae, that ingest shed skin cells and may cause allergic reactions.
• rh-negative — See under Rh factor.
• rh-positive — See under Rh factor.
• rhesus factor — Rh factor.
• blood group — Someone's blood group is the type of blood that they have in their body. There are four main types: A, B, AB, and O.
• immunizer — to make immune.
• immunotoxin — a monoclonal antibody linked to a toxin with the intention of destroying a specific target cell while leaving adjacent cells intact.
• antitoxin — an antibody that neutralizes a toxin