heterophile
adjective
het·ero·phile
| \ ˈhe-tə-rə-ˌfī(-ə)l
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variants:
or heterophil \ ˈhe-tə-rə-ˌfil
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Definition of heterophile
: of, relating to, or being an antibody circulating in blood serum that is reactive with antigen originating in a different species
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heterophile
adjective
het·ero·phile
| \ ˈhet-ə-rə-ˌfīl
\
\
variants:
also heterophil \ -ˌfil
\
or heterophilic \ ˌhet-ə-rə-ˈfil-ik
\
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or heterophilic \ ˌhet-ə-rə-ˈfil-ik
\
Medical Definition of heterophile
(Entry 1 of 2)
: of, relating to, or being an antibody circulating in blood serum that is reactive with usually weak antigen originating in a different species
Even though heterophile antibodies have nothing to do with EBV [Epstein-Barr virus] … heterophile antibody tests remain the principal method to diagnose IM [infectious mononucleosis] … — Carey-Ann D. Burnham et al., in The Immunoassay Handbook: Theory and applications of ligand binding, ELISA and related techniques, 2013
heterophile
noun
variants:
or heterophil
Medical Definition of heterophile (Entry 2 of 2)
: neutrophil
—used especially in veterinary medicine