Polyspecificity
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The quality of being polyspecific. countable, uncountable
"Cross-reactivity or polyspecificity of antibodies detected in DENV-infected patients were not only related to the recognition of different virus serotypes, but also to host proteins, including platelets, endothelial cells and plasminogen."
Example
More examples"Cross-reactivity or polyspecificity of antibodies detected in DENV-infected patients were not only related to the recognition of different virus serotypes, but also to host proteins, including platelets, endothelial cells and plasminogen."
Etymology
From poly- + specificity.
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