epitope

[ ep-i-tohp ]

nounImmunology.

Origin of epitope

1
epi- + -tope, from Greek tópos “place”; cf. topo-

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British Dictionary definitions for epitope

epitope

/ (ˈɛpɪˌtəʊp) /


noun
  1. the site on an antigen at which a specific antibody becomes attached

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