nonself-antigen

[ non-self-an-ti-juhn, -jen ]

/ nɒnˈsɛlfˌæn tɪ dʒən, -ˌdʒɛn /

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noun Immunology.

any of the antigens present in an individual that originate outside the body (contrasted with self-antigen).

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At the time his PSA screening revealed only a slightly higher level of the antigen than the cut-off for his age group.
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It is not apparent that the nature of the antigen would affect Ehrlichs theory of the formation of antibodies.
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