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Epitope

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

the site on the surface of an antigen molecule to which an antibody attaches itself

Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
antigenic determinant
plural
Epitopes
possessive
Epitope's
pluralpossessive
Epitopes'