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autoantigen

autoantigen noun: any antigen that stimulates autoantibodies in the organism that produced it; an antigen produced by the self (that is, by one's own tissues).

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).

autoantigen meaning in Tamil

autoantigen in Tamil

தன் எதிர்ச்செனி, தன்னொட்டு காப்பு மூலம்

Forms of autoantigen

pluralautoantigens

Origin of autoantigen

From auto- + antigen.

Words formed from autoantigen

Questions about autoantigen

What does autoantigen mean?
Autoantigen means any antigen that stimulates autoantibodies in the organism that produced it; an antigen produced by the self (that is, by one's own tissues).
What is autoantigen in Tamil?
Autoantigen in Tamil is தன் எதிர்ச்செனி, தன்னொட்டு காப்பு மூலம். See Autoantigen meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is autoantigen?
Autoantigen is a noun.
What is the plural of autoantigen?
The plural of autoantigen is autoantigens.

Words near autoantigen in the dictionary

  1. autoanthropometer
  2. autoanthropometers
  3. autoanthropomorphozoophilia
  4. autoantibodies
  5. autoantibody
  6. autoantigen
  7. autoantigenic
  8. autoantigenicity
  9. autoantigens
  10. autoantisemitism
  11. autoantonym

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