antigens

Meanings

• noun

  A substance that the immune system recognizes as foreign and produces an immune response against.

  - "The antigen stimulates the production of antibodies in the body."
  - "The vaccine introduces a small amount of antigen to the body to build immunity."

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Variants

List of all variants of antigens that leads to same result
antigen , antigenic , antigenically , antigenicities , antigenicity , antigens , carcinoembryonic antigen , carcinoembryonic antigens , human leukocyte antigen , human leukocyte antigens , prostate-specific antigen , prostate-specific antigens

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Etymology

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Derived from the Greek word 'antigenos,' meaning 'against + generating,' reflecting their role in generating an immune response.

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Trivia

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1. Antigens are not only found in microorganisms but can also be proteins or carbohydrates found on the surface of cells.

2. The first successful vaccine, developed by Edward Jenner in 1796, used a cowpox antigen to protect against smallpox.

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Related Concepts

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1. Antibody: A protein produced by the immune system in response to an antigen, which can neutralize or destroy the antigen.

2. Immune response: The complex series of events that occur when the immune system detects and eliminates a foreign substance, such as an antigen.

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Culture

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Antigens play a significant role in immunology and vaccines, which have saved countless lives by preventing the spread of diseases.

How to Memorize "antigens"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a microbe or particle as the antigen, which triggers an immune response.

2. associate
   

   - Associate antigens with the immune system's response to foreign substances.
   - Remember that antigens are substances that trigger an immune response.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the phrase 'Antigens against invaders generate immune responses.'

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