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Epitope

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Noun

1. antigenic determinant, determinant, epitope

the site on the surface of an antigen molecule to which an antibody attaches itself

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Epitope

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

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Epitope

see synonyms of epitope
noun
Immunology
the site on an antigen to which an antibody attaches: its structure determines the antibody for which it is a receptor

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Epitope

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n.
A small molecular region of an antigen that binds to a particular antibody or antigen receptor on a T cell; an antigenic determinant. A single antigen can have multiple epitopes.

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