isoantigen

[ ahy-soh-an-ti-juh n, -jen ]
/ ˌaɪ soʊˈæn tɪ dʒən, -ˌdʒɛn /

noun

(formerly) an alloantigen.

Origin of isoantigen

First recorded in 1935–40; iso- + antigen

British Dictionary definitions for isoantigen

isoantigen
/ (ˌaɪsəʊˈæntɪdʒən) /

noun

immunol an antigen that stimulates antibody production in different members of the same species

Medical definitions for isoantigen

isoantigen
[ ī′sō-ăntĭ-jən ]

n.

An antigenic substance present in some members of a species and capable of stimulating antibody production in those members that lack it. alloantigen