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- adjective Able to
react immunologically with material from anotherspecies
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Examples
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If I am a heterophile, someone who loves and respects the complementarity of creation, I cannot, at the same time, be its antithesis - a homophile who loves the reduction of everything to the same and equivalence.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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And if homophiles claim to be a genetically and immutably formed species why cannot I equally claim to be a genetically formed heterophile and therefore incapable of being a homophile?
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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Falsely elevated serum hCG level caused by heterophile antibody interference in the hCG immunoassay.
Naturejobs - All Jobs David J. Gallagher 2010
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The patient's postchemotherapy serum samples were reanalyzed using a heterophile antibody blocking agent, the results of which showed no detectable hCG.
Naturejobs - All Jobs David J. Gallagher 2010
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Historically, the association of virus with neurological disease was suggested by a positive serum heterophile antibody titer, and later by the presence of EBV DNA, antibody or both in CSF. [
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