REAGIN


Meaning of REAGIN in English

/ree ay"jin, -gin/ , n. Immunol.

1. Also called Wassermann antibody . an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.

2. an antibody found in certain human allergies, as hay fever and asthma.

[ 1910-15; Reagin, equiv. to reag ( ieren ) to react + -in -IN 2 ]

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