autoantigen

English

Etymology

auto- +‎ antigen

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 terms

• autoantigenic

 

Related terms

• autoantibody
• autoimmune
• autoimmunity

See also

• immune complex

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French auto-antigène.

Noun

autoantigen n (plural autoantigene)

1. autoantigen

Declension

Declension of autoantigen

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) autoantigen	autoantigenul	(niște) autoantigene	autoantigenele
genitive/dative	(unui) autoantigen	autoantigenului	(unor) autoantigene	autoantigenelor
vocative	autoantigenule		autoantigenelor

References

• autoantigen in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN