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1. specific
adjective. ['spəˈsɪfɪk, spɪˈsɪfɪk'] (sometimes followed by `to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- specifique (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- specificus (Latin)
Rhymes with Prostate Specific Antigen
Sentences with prostate-specific-antigen
1. Noun Phrase
PSAs, or prostate specific antigens, are proteins produced by cells in the prostate gland.
2. specific
adjective. ['spəˈsɪfɪk, spɪˈsɪfɪk'] stated explicitly or in detail.
Antonyms
Etymology
- specifique (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- specificus (Latin)
3. prostate
noun. ['ˈprɑːˌsteɪt'] a firm partly muscular chestnut sized gland in males at the neck of the urethra; produces a viscid secretion that is the fluid part of semen.
Etymology
- pro- (English)
- pro (Latin)
- state (English)
- status (Latin)
4. prostate
adjective. ['ˈprɑːˌsteɪt'] relating to the prostate gland.
Etymology
- pro- (English)
- pro (Latin)
- state (English)
- status (Latin)
5. specific
noun. ['spəˈsɪfɪk, spɪˈsɪfɪk'] a medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific disease.
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Antonyms
Etymology
- specifique (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- specificus (Latin)
6. specific
noun. ['spəˈsɪfɪk, spɪˈsɪfɪk'] a fact about some part (as opposed to general).
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- specifique (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- specificus (Latin)
7. antigen
noun. ['ˈæntədʒən'] any substance (as a toxin or enzyme) that stimulates an immune response in the body (especially the production of antibodies).
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- antigène (French)
- anti- (French)