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REAGIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does reagin mean? 

REAGIN (noun)
  The noun REAGIN has 1 sense:

1. an immunoglobulin E that is formed as an antibody against allergens (such as pollen); attaches to cell membranes causing the release of histamine and other substances responsible for the local inflammation characteristic of an allergyplay

  Familiarity information: REAGIN used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


REAGIN (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An immunoglobulin E that is formed as an antibody against allergens (such as pollen); attaches to cell membranes causing the release of histamine and other substances responsible for the local inflammation characteristic of an allergy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("reagin" is a kind of...):

IgE; immunoglobulin E (one of the five major classes of immunoglobulins; present primarily in the skin and mucous membranes)


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