Medical term:
multivalent
multivalent
[mul″ti-va´lent]1. having a valence of two or more.
2. denoting an antiserum, vaccine, or antitoxin specific for more than one antigen or organism; called also polyvalent.
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mul·ti·va·lent
(mŭl'tē-vā'lent),1. In chemistry, having a combining power (valence) of more than one hydrogen atom.
2. Efficacious in more than one direction.
3. An antiserum specific for more than one antigen or organism.
4. Antigen or antibody with a combining power greater than two.
Synonym(s): polyvalent (1)
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multivalent
(mŭl′tĭ-vā′lənt, mŭl-tĭv′ə-lənt)adj.
1. Genetics Of or relating to the association of three or more homologous chromosomes during the first division of meiosis.
2. Chemistry & Immunology Polyvalent.
mul′ti·va′lence n.
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mul·ti·va·lent
(mŭl'tē-vā'lĕnt)1. chemistry Having a combining power (valence) of more than one hydrogen atom.
2. Efficacious in more than one direction.
3. Any antiserum specific for more than one antigen or organism.
Synonym(s): polyvalent (1) .
Synonym(s): polyvalent (1) .
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multivalent
(of chromosomes) forming an association during prophase 1 of MEIOSIS. Compare BIVALENT.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
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