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Vinony

immunogenicity

noun

  1. ability of a foreign substance, such as an antigen, to provoke an immune response in the body of a human or other animal such as a humoral or cell-mediated immune response
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noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English immunogenic Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English immunogenicity From immunogenic + -ity.

  1. The ability of a particular substance to provoke an immune response.

    “One of the first examples of the immunogenicity of recombinantly derived antibodies was with murine anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody (OKT3) used in the induction of immunosupression after organ transplantation.”

    “Drug-Interactions: Several anti-malaria drugs, such as mefloquine, chloroquine and proguanil (not approved for use in US) possess antibacterial activity which may interfere with the immunogenicity of Vivotif.”