ANTIGENIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does antigenic mean? 

• ANTIGENIC (adjective)
  The adjective ANTIGENIC has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to antigens

  Familiarity information: ANTIGENIC used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ANTIGENIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to antigens

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

antigen (any substance (as a toxin or enzyme) that stimulates an immune response in the body (especially the production of antibodies))

Derivation:

antigen (any substance (as a toxin or enzyme) that stimulates an immune response in the body (especially the production of antibodies))

 Context examples 

KLH improves antigenic immune recognition and T-cell responses.

(Globo H-KLH Immunostimulant OPT-822, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes glycophorin A protein, is involved in the antigenic determination of M/N and S/s blood groups.

(GYPA wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

HLA-A*2402 is an MHC class I molecule that presents antigenic peptides to CD8+ T cells; epitope design restricted to epitopes that bind most efficiently to HLA-A*2402 may improve antigenic peptide immunogenicity.

(HLA-A*2402-restricted CDCA1-A24-56 Peptide Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)

A short chain synthetic antigenic peptide (GILGFVFTL) derived from the influenza virus A matrix protein and presented by HLA-A2 major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I molecules.

(Flu Matrix Peptide p58-66, NCI Thesaurus)

The size of the area of redness that forms around the site of an antigenic challenge to the skin.

(Flare Size, NCI Thesaurus)

The longest diameter of the area of redness that forms around the site of an antigenic challenge to the skin.

(Flare Longest Diameter, NCI Thesaurus)

The mean diameter of the area of redness that forms around the site of an antigenic challenge to the skin.

(Flare Mean Diameter, NCI Thesaurus)

HLA-A1 is an MHC class I molecule that presents antigenic peptides to CD8+ T cells; epitope design restricted to epitopes that bind most efficiently to HLA-A1 may improve antigenic peptide immunogenicity.

(HLA-A1-Binding MAGE-1/MAGE-3 Multipeptide-Pulsed Autologous Dendritic Cell Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)

HLA-A2 is an MHC class I molecule that presents antigenic peptides to CD8+ T cells; epitope design restricted to epitopes that bind most efficiently to HLA-A2 may improve antigenic peptide immunogenicity.

(HLA-A2-Binding TYR/MART-1/gp100 Multipeptide-Pulsed Autologous Dendritic Cell Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)

A toxicity study that assesses the ability of a substance to induce an antigenic response in an animal.

(Other Toxicity Studies: Antigenicity, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)