Etymology

isotype

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Today it means: A marker corresponding to an antigen found in all members of a subclass of a specific class of immunoglobulins Full definition →

English type ← Ancient Greek ῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)
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  1. Ancient Greekῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)
  2. Englishiso-
  3. Englishtype
  4. English todayisotype

From iso- + type.

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