adjective
- Of or relating to an antibody or antigen that reacts with antigens from a different species.
Usage: immunology; technical
noun
- An antibody or antigen that reacts with antigens from a different species.
Usage: immunology; technical
Examples
- The heterophile antibody test is used to detect certain infections.
- Heterophile antigens can be found across different animal species.
- The Paul-Bunnell test detects heterophile antibodies in infectious mononucleosis.
- Researchers studied heterophile reactions in the immune system.
- Heterophile antibodies may cross-react with unrelated pathogens.