idioheteroagglutinin

idioheteroagglutinin definition - medical

id·i·o·het·er·o·ag·glu·ti·nin (ĭdˌē-ō-hĕtˌə-rō-ə-glo͞otˈn-ĭn)

noun
An idioagglutinin occurring in the blood of one animal, but capable of combining with the antigenic material from an animal of another species.

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