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antigen excess (medicine)


antigen excess


In a precipitation test, the presence of uncombined antigen above that required to combine with all of the antibody; precipitation may be inhibited because the presence of excess antigen gives rise to soluble antigen-antibody complexes, in vivo the resultant antigen-antibody interaction in such an antigen excess may give rise to immune complexes, which have a potential to induce cellular damage; such injury underlies the pathologic changes seen in certain immune complex diseases.


afflict(2) (iou)



afflict verb trans. LME.
[Latin afflictare, or afflict- pa. ppl stem of affligere, from ad AF- + fligere strike; partly through prec. Cf. Old French afflicter.]
Cast down; deject, humble. LME-M17.
Milton Reassembling our afflicted Powers.
Distress with bodily or mental suffering; trouble grievously. M16.
S. Johnson They are afflicted with the head-ach. B. Russell A more General trouble afflicting all large organizations.
afflicter noun L16.
afflictingly adverb in an afflicting manner, so as to afflict E19.