CROSS-REACTION


Meaning of CROSS-REACTION in English

— cross-reactive , adj. — cross-reactivity , n.

/kraws"ree ak"sheuhn kros"-/ , n.

an immunologic reaction between a given antigen and an antibody or lymphokine that is specific for a different antigen resembling the first one.

[ 1945-50 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .