HUMAN LEUKOCYTE ANTIGEN

Meaning of HUMAN LEUKOCYTE ANTIGEN in English

noun

: any of various proteins that are encoded by genes of the major histocompatibility complex in humans and are found on the surface of many cell types (as white blood cells) ; broadly : HLA 2 herein

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

HUMAN LEUKOCYTE ANTIGEN — noun Date: 1978 any of various proteins that are encoded by genes of the major histocompatibility complex in humans and …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HUMAN LEUKOCYTE ANTIGEN — Immunol. See HLA .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HUMAN LEUKOCYTE ANTIGEN — Date: 1978 : any of various proteins that are encoded by genes of the major histocompatibility complex in humans and …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HUMAN LEUKOCYTE ANTIGEN — Function: noun Date: 1978 : any of various proteins that are encoded by genes of the major histocompatibility complex in …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
HUMAN LEUKOCYTE ANTIGEN — (HLA) any of the numerous antigens (substances capable of stimulating an immune response) involved in the major histocompatibility complex (q.v.) …
Britannica English vocabulary
HUMAN LEUKOCYTE ANTIGEN — HLA. One of a group of proteins found on the surface of white blood cells and other cells that play …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
HUMAN LEUKOCYTE ANTIGEN — a genetic marker of "self" which prevents the immune system from attacking the body's own tissues. Various HLA patterns are …
AIDS English Glossary
HUMAN — adj 1. human; 2. humane; litteras human humane letters, humanities
Interlingua English vocab
LEUKOCYTE — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1870 white blood cell , leukocytic adjective
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ANTIGEN — noun Etymology: German, from French antigène, from anticorps antibody + -gène -gen Date: 1908 any substance (as an immunogen or …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LEUKOCYTE — or white blood cell or white corpuscle Any of several types of blood cells that help defend the body from …
Английский словарь Британика
HUMAN — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) human engineering human immunodeficiency virus human evolution Human Genome Project human nature human rights …
Английский словарь Британика
ANTIGEN — Foreign substance in the body that induces an immune response. The antigen stimulates lymphocyte s to produce antibodies or to …
Английский словарь Британика
HUMAN
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LEUKOCYTE — noun also leu·co·cyte ˈlükəˌsīt, usu -īd.+V ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary leuc- + -cyte 1. : a white …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ANTIGEN — ˈantə̇jən, -ˌjen, -in noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary anti- (I) + -gen 1. : a usually protein …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HUMAN — (a.) Belonging to man or mankind; having the qualities or attributes of a man; of or pertaining to man or …
Английский словарь Webster
HUMAN — ( a. ) Belonging to man or mankind; having the qualities or attributes of a man; of or pertaining to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LEUKOCYTE — — leukocytic /looh'keuh sit"ik/ , adj. /looh"keuh sit'/ , n. Immunol. See white blood cell . Also, leucocyte . [ …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HUMAN — — humanlike , adj. — humanness , n. /hyooh"meuhn/ or, often, /yooh"-/ , adj. 1. of, pertaining to, characteristic of, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ANTIGEN — — antigenic /an'ti jen"ik/ , adj. — antigenically , adv. — antigenicity /an'ti jeuh nis"i tee/ , n. /an"ti jeuhn, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LEUKOCYTE — n. white blood cell
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
HUMAN — adj. of human beings, of people; by people, for human beings, like people
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
ANTIGEN — n. foreign substance which stimulates the production of antibodies when introduced into a living organism
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
HUMAN — I. ˈhyü-mən, ˈyü- adjective Etymology: Middle English humain, from Anglo-French, from Latin humanus; akin to Latin homo human being — …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LEUKOCYTE — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1870 : white blood cell • leu·ko·cyt·ic ˌlü-kə-ˈsi-tik adjective
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ANTIGEN — noun Etymology: German, from French antigène, from anticorps antibody + -gène -gen Date: 1908 : any substance (as an immunogen …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HUMAN — noun a human being. 2. human ·adj belonging to man or mankind; having the qualities or attributes of a man; …
Webster English vocab
ANTIGEN — ■ noun a substance which the body recognizes as alien and which induces an immune response. Compare with antibody . …
Concise Oxford English vocab
LEUKOCYTE — [leu.ko.cyte] n [ISV] (1870): white blood cell -- leu.ko.cyt.ic adj
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HUMAN — [hu.man] adj [ME humain, fr. MF, fr. L humanus; akin to L homo human being--more at homage] (14c) 1: of, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ANTIGEN — [an.ti.gen] n [G, fr. F antigene, fr. anticorps antibody + -gene -gen] (1908): a usu. protein or carbohydrate substance (as …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LEUKOCYTE — also spelled leucocyte, also called white blood cell or white corpuscle a cellular component of the blood that lacks hemoglobin, …
Britannica English vocabulary
ANTIGEN — foreign substance that, when introduced into the body, is capable of stimulating an immune response, specifically activating lymphocytes, which are …
Britannica English vocabulary
HUMAN — human BrE AmE ˈhjuːm ən § \ ˈjuːm- ▷ human|ly li ▷ human|ness nəs nɪs ▷ human|s z ▶ ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ANTIGEN — antigen BrE AmE ˈænt ɪdʒ ə n -ədʒ-, -i dʒen AmE \ ˈæn t̬ - ▷ antigen|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LEUKOCYTE — ➡ leucocyte
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HUMAN — / ˈhjuːmən; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective 1. [ only before noun ] of or connected with people …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ANTIGEN — / ˈæntɪdʒən; NAmE / noun ( medical ) a substance that enters the body and starts a process that can …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HUMAN — I. hu ‧ man 1 S2 W1 /ˈhjuːmən/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : ↑ human , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ANTIGEN — an ‧ ti ‧ gen /ˈæntɪdʒən/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1900-2000 ; Language: German ; Origin: French antigène …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LEUKOCYTE — var. of LEUCOCYTE.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HUMAN — adj. & n. --adj. 1 of or belonging to the genus Homo. 2 consisting of human beings (the human race). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ANTIGEN — n. a foreign substance (e.g. toxin) which causes the body to produce antibodies. øøantigenic adj. [G (as ANTIBODY, -GEN)]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LEUKOCYTE — var. of LEUCOCYTE.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HUMAN — adj. & n. adj. 1 of or belonging to the genus Homo. 2 consisting of human beings (the human race). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ANTIGEN — n. a foreign substance (e.g. toxin) which causes the body to produce antibodies. antigenic adj. [ G (as ANTIBODY, -GEN) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LEUKOCYTE — var. of LEUCOCYTE.
Oxford English vocab
HUMAN — adj. & n. --adj. 1. of or belonging to the genus Homo. 2 consisting of human beings (the human race). …
Oxford English vocab
ANTIGEN — n. a foreign substance (e.g. toxin) which causes the body to produce antibodies. Derivatives: antigenic adj. Etymology: G (as ANTIBODY, …
Oxford English vocab
HUMAN — ( humans) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Human means relating to …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ANTIGEN — ( antigens) An antigen is a substance that helps the production of antibodies. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ANTIGEN — (~s) An ~ is a substance that helps the production of antibodies. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
HUMAN — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a human chain (= a large number of people who form a line, a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ANTIGEN — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE specific ▪ New nosodes have also been added to the armamentarium and special remedies …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LEUKOCYTE — n. or white blood cell or white corpuscle Any of several types of blood cells that help defend the body …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HUMAN — n. human factors engineering human engineering human immunodeficiency virus human evolution Human Genome Project human nature human rights human sacrifice …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ANTIGEN — n. Foreign substance in the body that induces an immune response. The antigen stimulates lymphocyte s to produce antibodies or …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
LEUKOCYTE — Synonyms and related words : Rh factor, Rh-negative, Rh-positive, Rh-type, Rhesus factor, antibody, antigen, arterial blood, blood, blood bank, blood …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
ANTIGEN — Synonyms and related words : Rh factor, Rh-negative, Rh-positive, Rh-type, Rhesus factor, acquired immunity, active immunity, agglutinin, allergen, anaphylactin, antiantibody, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HUMAN — I. adjective of, relating to, or characteristic of mankind problems of human relationships Synonyms: hominine, mortal Related Word: anthropological, ethnologic, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
HUMAN — n. 25B6; adjective the human race : anthropoid. they're only human : MORTAL, flesh and blood; fallible, weak, frail, imperfect, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HUMAN — adj. 1 mortal, anthropoid, hominoid, android; hominid; Possibly offensive manlike The aliens from the spaceship had few human characteristics It …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
ANTIGEN — anteing gentian
Anagrams English vocabulary

Webster's New International English Dictionary

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