HY antigen

[ eych-wahy ]

/ ˈeɪtʃˈwaɪ /

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noun Immunology.

an antigen encoded by a gene on the Y (male) chromosome, active in the development of male structures.

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Origin of HY antigen

1975–80; H(uman)Y (chromosome)

Words nearby HY antigen

hyalosome, hyaluronate, hyaluronic acid, hyaluronidase, Hyannis Port, HY antigen, Hyattsville, hybrid, hybrid antibody, hybrid bill, hybrid car

How to use HY antigen in a sentence

Now, preventive protocols—like mammograms, colonoscopies, and Prostate-Specific Antigen tests—are being questioned.
Clinton Doc: This Is How We’ll Fix Health Care|Daniela Drake|June 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At the time his PSA screening revealed only a slightly higher level of the antigen than the cut-off for his age group.
Are PSA Screenings for Prostate Cancer Bad for Your Health?|Casey Schwartz|May 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST
My mother Lynn and my stepfather, Hy Uchitel, were quite well-to-do.
Rachel Uchitel: Mob Princess?|Gerald Posner|January 18, 2010|DAILY BEAST
“People threaten to kill me all the time,” shrugged Hy Uchitel.
Rachel Uchitel: Mob Princess?|Gerald Posner|January 18, 2010|DAILY BEAST

When a Miami Herald reporter caught up to Hy, he shrugged off news that a hit that might have been put out on him and his brother.
Rachel Uchitel: Mob Princess?|Gerald Posner|January 18, 2010|DAILY BEAST
HY verses are eternal, O my friend, For he who reads them reads them to no end.
Quips and Quiddities|William Davenport Adams
HY, the Scotch tunes are just like a scolding, nagging woman.
Quips and Quiddities|William Davenport Adams
Hy is zoo zwaer, dat hondert menschen aen drie of vier Dronten genoegh t'eeten hebben.
Notes and Queries, Number 135, May 29, 1852|Various
Ford claims to have obtained proof that a glucoside contained in the poisonous mushroom Amanita phalloides can act as an antigen.
The Organism as a Whole|Jacques Loeb
The legendary romances of the Celtic races may be described as the Hy Bràsil of literature.
The Divine Adventure etc. (Works vol. 4)|Fiona Macleod

Medical definitions for HY antigen

H-Y antigen

An antigen factor, dependent on the Y-chromosome, responsible for differentiating the human embryo into the male phenotype by inducing the embryonic gonad to develop into a testis.