cross-reaction
[ kraws-ree-ak-shuhn-kros- ]
noun
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
1First 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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