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cross reaction

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cross-re⋅ac⋅tion

  [kraws-ree-ak-shuhn-kros-]
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–noun
an immunologic reaction between a given antigen and an antibody or lymphokine that is specific for a different antigen resembling the first one.
Origin:
1945–50

Related forms:
cross-re⋅ac⋅tive, adjective
cross-re⋅ac⋅tiv⋅i⋅ty, noun
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Main Entry: cross–re·ac·tion
Pronunciation: "kros-rE-'ak-sh&n
Function: noun
: reaction of one antigen with antibodies developedagainst another antigen —cross–re·act /-'akt/ intransitive verb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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cross reaction n.
A specific reaction between an antiserum and an antigen complex other than the complex that caused the production of the specific antibodies of the antiserum.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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