epitope

[ ep-i-tohp ]

/ ˈɛp ɪˌtoʊp /

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noun Immunology.

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Origin of epitope

epi- + -tope, from Greek tópos “place”; cf. topo-

Words nearby epitope

epithelium, epithet, epitome, epitomist, epitomize, epitope, epitrachelion, epitrichium, epitrochoid, epixylous, epizeuxis

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How to use epitope in a sentence

The data source for the analysis was the Immune Epitope Database, which includes more than 600,000 contagion determinants arising from more than 3,600 species.
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British Dictionary definitions for epitope

epitope

/ (ˈɛpɪˌtəʊp) /

noun

the site on an antigen at which a specific antibody becomes attached

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