Taber's Medical Dictionary
challenge
(chal′ĕnj )
To hear audio pronunciation of this topic, purchase a subscription or log in.1. In immunology, administration of a specific antigen to an individual known to be sensitive to that antigen in order to produce an immune response.
2. To expose or infect.
3. In the law, to test the suitability or validity of someone or something.
SEE: challenge for cause
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Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Challenge." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/767805/all/challenge.
Challenge. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/767805/all/challenge. Accessed April 18, 2026.
Challenge. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/767805/all/challenge
Challenge [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 April 18]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/767805/all/challenge.
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