Medical Dictionary

hepatitis B surface antigen

noun

Medical Definition of HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN

:  an antigen that is usually a surface particle from the hepatitis B virus and that is found in the sera especially of patients with hepatitis B—abbreviation HBsAg; called also Australia antigen

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