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immune complex

–noun
an aggregate of an antigen and its specific antibody.

Origin:
1970–75
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Main Entry: immune complex
Function: noun
: any of various molecular complexes formed in the blood by combination of an antigen and an antibody that tend to accumulate inbodily tissue and are associated with various pathological conditions (as glomerulonephritis, vasculitis, and systemic lupus erythematosus)
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immune complex n.
Any of various complexes of an antigen and an antibody in the blood, to which complement may also be fixed, and which may form a precipitate.

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