autoantigen [aw-toh-an-ti-juh n, -jen] WORD ORIGIN noun Immunology. an antigen of one’s own cells or cell products. Liberaldictionary.com
Origin of autoantigen auto-1 + antigen Also called self-antigen. Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 autoantigen in Medicine autoantigen [ô′tō-ăn′tĭ-jən] n. An endogenous antigen that stimulates the production of autoantibodies. The American Heritage® Stedman’s Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.