nonself

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(non self′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
non•self  (non self′),USA pronunciation n. [Immunol.]
  1. Immunologyany antigen-bearing foreign material that enters the body and normally stimulates an attack by the body's immune system (distinguished from self ).
  • non- + self 1870–75

'nonself' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
nonself-antigen - nonself-governing - reality testing - self

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