cross-reaction

[ kraws-ree-ak-shuhn-kros- ]

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

Origin of cross-reaction

1
First recorded in 1945–50

Other words from cross-reaction

  • cross-re·ac·tive, adjective
  • cross-re·ac·tiv·i·ty, noun

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