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   avidity

   /əˈvɪdɪti/

   noun

   • 1. keen interest or enthusiasm: "he read detective stories with avidity"
   • 2. the overall strength of binding between an antibody and an antigen.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from French avidité or Latin aviditas, from avidus ‘eager, greedy’.

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   What is antibody avidity?

   • Antibody avidity is an average measure of the affinity of the antibodies for a particular antigen in a serum sample. Dominic F. Kelly, The New England Journal of Medicine Nglish: Translation of avidity for Spanish Speakers Love words? Need even more definitions?

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   What does avidity mean?

   • avidez… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! AVIDITY definition: 1. the quality of being extremely eager or interested: 2. the quality of being extremely eager or…. Learn more.

   AVIDITY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   What does avidity mean in immunology?

   • Avidity is a measure of the overall strength of binding of an antigen with many antigenic determinants and multivalent antibodies. Avidity is influenced by both the valence of the antibody and the valence of the antigen. Avidity is more than the sum of the individual affinities.

   Antigen-antibody reactions

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   What is avidity and why is it important?

   • Avidity, however, is the accumulated strength of multiple affinities summed up from multiple binding interactions and is commonly referred to as a functional affinity. There are many factors that make effective tumor targeting with antibody-based molecules difficult.

   Affinity and Avidity in Antibody-Based Tumor Targeting - PMC

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   Avidity is the quality or state of being avid, such as keen eagerness or consuming greed. In medicine, avidity is a characteristic of antibodies that enhances their binding with an antigen.

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   Avidity is a feeling of enthusiasm, a form of willingness and eagerness. If you’re a fan of girl detectives, you read all of the Nancy Drew books with avidity. People who like something a lot are avid, like avid fans of Batman who see every movie and collect every comic book.

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   Avidity is a noun that means the quality of being extremely eager or interested. Learn how to use it in sentences and see synonyms and translations.

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   Avidity is the quality or state of being avid, or eagerness, greed, or enthusiasm. It also has chemical and immunological meanings related to acidity, affinity, and antigen-antibody binding.

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   Avidity is a noun that means keen interest, strong desire, or greediness. It can also refer to the measure of the synergism of protein interactions in biochemistry.