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epitope

ep·i·tope [ éppi tp ] (plural ep·i·topes)


noun 
Definition:
 
antibody attachment point on an antigen: an immunologically active binding site on an antigen to which an antibody or a B or T cell receptor becomes attached

[Mid-20th century. <epi- + Greek topos "place"]
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