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immunoreactive

immunoreactive

7.6
Shows a reaction to the body's defense system or to tests that use antibodies
  • adjective
  • /ˌɪmjunəˈrɛktɪv/
  • Specialized
translation icon : inmunoreactivo
  • The test revealed several immunoreactive proteins in the patient's blood sample, suggesting an immune response.

Examples

  • Fos-immunoreactive cells (mean ± SEM) in different brain areas of control animals and alcohol animals

    Academic text (2016)

  • However, approximately 30% of meningeal HPCs and SFTs, and occasional schwannomas, also are immunoreactive for EMA.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Researchers identified immunoreactive cells in the tissue samples, indicating a strong immune reaction.

  • Samples that are immunoreactive can help diagnose conditions by showing how the immune system is responding.

Synonyms

antigenic
vsimmunoreactive
  • Specialized
1 6.8

About parts of germs or cells that make the body's immune system react

is detected by the immune system or by tests rather than causing the response

How Immunoreactive

hyperreactive
  • Specialized
8.2
immunoreactive
  • Specialized
7.6
anergic
  • Specialized
9.9
nonreactive
  • Specialized
4.8

Surface Forms

immunoreactive positive

Morphology

immunoreactive = reactive (semi-transparent) = immuno + react + ive

The adjective is built transparently on 'reactive', but the medical combining form 'immuno-' makes the full term specialized rather than fully everyday.

Etymology

Immunoreactive combines immune (the body's defence, 'protected') and reactive (from react, 'to respond'). So immunoreactive describes tissue or cells that 'respond to the immune system' or show a reaction in immune tests.