idiotype

[ id-ee-uh-tahyp ]

noun

, Immunology.

1. the molecular arrangement of amino acids unique to the antigen-binding site of a particular antibody.

Other Words From

• id·i·o·typ·ic [id-ee-, uh, -, tip, -ik], adjective
• id·i·o·typ·y [id, -ee-, uh, -tahy-pee], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of idiotype¹

1969; back formation from idiotypic or idiotypy, on the model of allotypy; idio-, allotype

Example Sentences

Idiotype: a specimen named by the author after comparison with the type, but not also a topotype.

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