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Definition of neoantigen in English:

neoantigen

Pronunciation /ˌniːəʊˈantɪdʒ(ə)n/

noun

Medicine

  • An antigen to which the immune system has not previously been exposed, especially one that arises by alteration of host antigens by viral infection, neoplastic transformation, drug metabolism, etc.

Origin

1960s; earliest use found in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.