cross-reaction
noun
an immunologic reaction between a given antigen and an antibody or lymphokine that is specific for a different antigen resembling the first one.
cross-reactivity
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a word derived from
cross-reaction.
Example Sentences
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“Any boost of immunity will have some degree of cross-reactivity even against a new variant,” Fauci said.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 31, 2022
Research by Sette and his colleague Daniela Weiskopf evaluating the immune system’s response to the novel coronavirus suggests there may be some overlap, or cross-reactivity, with responses to other coronaviruses that cause the common cold.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 28, 2021
“There are very specific parts of these viruses that are critical for infection, and most of this cross-reactivity isn’t directed to those parts,” she said.
From New York Times ● Feb. 10, 2021
That phenomenon, called cross-reactivity, could allow the real disease to fly under the radar, his team said.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 8, 2015
Whereas nicotine will bind to the nicotinic receptor, and muscarine will bind to the muscarinic receptor, there is no cross-reactivity between the receptors.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
