Freund's adjuvant
[ froindz ]
/ frɔɪndz /
noun Immunology.
a water-in-oil emulsion injected with immunogen (Freund's incomplete adjuvant) or with immunogen and killed mycobacteria (Freund's complete adjuvant) to enhance the immune response to the immunogen.
Origin of Freund's adjuvant
1945–50; after Jules
Freund (1891–1960), Hungarian-born U.S. immunologist
Medical definitions for freund's adjuvant
Freund's adjuvant
[ froindz ]
n.
A substance consisting of killed microorganisms, such as mycobacteria, in an oil and water emulsion that is administered to induce and enhance the formation of antibodies.