autoantigen

English

Etymology

From 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

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	autoantigen	autoantigenul		autoantigene	autoantigenele
genitive-dative	autoantigen	autoantigenului		autoantigene	autoantigenelor
vocative	autoantigenule			autoantigenelor

References

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