immunofocus

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verb

To engineer antigens in order to produce antibodies with desired characteristics

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Meanings

verbimmunofocus (third-person singular simple present immunofocuses or immunofocusses, present participle immunofocusing or immunofocussing, simple past and past participle immunofocused or immunofocussed)

present singular third person immunofocuses · present singular third person immunofocusses · participle present immunofocusing · participle present immunofocussing · participle past immunofocused · past immunofocused · participle past immunofocussed · past immunofocussed

  1. immunologyTo engineer antigens in order to produce antibodies with desired characteristics

    Attention was primary antiserum by non-immune serum all immunofocussed on neurocytes.

    1989, Journal für Hirnforschung, page 314
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    Continued efforts to understand and map the most antibody-susceptible epitopes should enable the development of a highly immunofocussed vaccine, designed to neutralize specific and vulnerable regions of the complex.

    2020 June, Robert J. Ragotte, Matthew K. Higgins, Simon J. Draper, “The RH5-CyRPA-Ripr Complex as a Malaria Vaccine Target”, in Trends in Parasitology, volume 36, number 6

Origin

From immuno- + focus.

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APA

immunofocus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/immunofocus

MLA

“immunofocus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/immunofocus. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “immunofocus,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/immunofocus.

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