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English
Etymology
From auto- + antigen.
Noun
autoantigen (plural autoantigens)
- Any antigen that stimulates autoantibodies in the organism that produced it; an antigen produced by the self (that is, by one's own tissues).
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Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French auto-antigène.
Noun
autoantigen n (plural autoantigene)
- autoantigen
Declension
References
- autoantigen in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN