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alloantigen

American  
[al-oh-an-ti-juhn, -jen] / ˌæl oʊˈæn tɪ dʒən, -ˌdʒɛn /

noun

Immunology.
  1. an antigen present in some but not all individuals of the same species, as those in different human blood groups.


Etymology

Origin of alloantigen

First recorded in 1965–70; allo- + antigen

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