immune complex

noun

an aggregate of an antigen and its specific antibody.

Origin of immune complex

First recorded in 1970–75

Words nearby immune complex

immoveables, immune, immune adsorption, immune body, immune checkpoint inhibitor, immune complex, immune complex disease, immune deficiency, immune electron microscopy, immune fetal hydrops, immune reaction

British Dictionary definitions for immune complex

immune complex

immunocomplex

/ (ˈɪmjʊnəʊˌkɒmplɛks) /

noun

a complex formed between an antibody and an antigen

Medical definitions for immune complex

immune complex

n.

Any of various complexes of an antigen and an antibody in the blood, to which complement may also be fixed, and which may form a precipitate.