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单词 heterophile
释义

heterophile

adjective

het·​ero·​phile ˈhe-tə-rə-ˌfī(-ə)l How to pronounce heterophile (audio)
variants or heterophilic
ˌhe-t​ə-​rə-​ˈfi-​lik How to pronounce heterophile (audio)
or less commonly heterophil
ˈhe-tə-rə-ˌfil How to pronounce heterophile (audio)
: of, relating to, or being an antibody circulating in blood serum that is reactive with antigen originating in a different species

Word History

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

heterophile 1 of 2

adjective

het·​ero·​phile ˈhet-ə-rə-ˌfīl How to pronounce heterophile (audio)
variants or heterophilic
ˌhet-ə-rə-ˈfil-ik How to pronounce heterophile (audio)
also heterophil
-ˌfil How to pronounce heterophile (audio)
: of, relating to, or being an antibody circulating in blood serum that is reactive with usually weak antigen originating in a different species
Even though heterophile antibodies have nothing to do with EBV [Epstein-Barr virus] … heterophile antibody tests remain the principal method to diagnose IM [infectious mononucleosis] … Carey-Ann D. Burnham et al., in The Immunoassay Handbook: Theory and applications of ligand binding, ELISA and related techniques

heterophile

2 of 2

noun

variants or heterophil
: neutrophil
used especially in veterinary medicine
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