isoimmunization

isoimmunization

English

Etymology

iso- +‎ immunization

Noun

isoimmunization (plural isoimmunizations)

1. The development of antibodies in response to an isoantigen
   • 2015 July 6, “Revisiting the Diego Blood Group System in Amerindians: Evidence for Gene-Culture Comigration”, in PLOS ONE‎, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0132211:

     Study showed that severe hemolytic anemia after childbirth was due to isoimmunization caused by an irregular antibody.

Synonyms

• alloimmunization