Meanings
nounautoantigen (plural autoantigens)
plural autoantigens
- Any antigen that stimulates autoantibodies in the organism that produced it; an antigen produced by the self (that is, by one's own tissues).
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
- Proto-Indo-European*tó-
- Proto-Hellenic*autós
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
- Ancient Greekαὖ (aû)
- Ancient Greekτόν (tón)
- Ancient Greekαὐτός (autós)
- Ancient Greekαὐτο- (auto-)
- Englishauto-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
- Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
- Frenchanti-
- Frenchgène
- Frenchantigène
- Englishantigen
- Englishautoantigen
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autoantigen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoantigen
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“autoantigen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoantigen. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autoantigen,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoantigen.
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