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English-Russian dictionary of medicine. Г.Ю. Бельман, А.Е. Бойков. 2015.
specific agglutination
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Agglutination (biology) — Agglutination is the clumping of particles. The word agglutination comes from the Latin agglutinare , meaning to glue to. This occurs in biology in three main examples: # The clumping of cells such as bacteria or red blood cells in the presence… … Wikipedia
agglutination test — n any of several tests based on the ability of a specific serum to cause agglutination of a suitable system and used in the diagnosis of infections, the identification of microorganisms, and in blood typing compare WIDAL TEST * * * (for presence… … Medical dictionary
agglutination — 1. The process by which suspended bacteria, cells, or other particles are caused to adhere and form into clumps; similar to precipitation, but the particles are larger and are in suspension rather than being in solution. For specific a. reactions … Medical dictionary
agglutination — clumping; n. the sticking together, by serum antibodies called agglutinins, of such microscopic antigenic particles as red blood cells or bacteria so that they form visible clumps. Any substance that stimulates the body to produce an agglutinin… … The new mediacal dictionary
agglutination test — noun a blood test used to identify unknown antigens; blood with the unknown antigen is mixed with a known antibody and whether or not agglutination occurs helps to identify the antigen; used in tissue matching and blood grouping and diagnosis of… … Useful english dictionary
agglutination reaction — a positive result on an agglutination test: formation of an aggregate upon mixing soluble antibody with particulate antigen molecules in an aqueous medium; the visible aggregates are formed when specific antibody crosslinks the antigens … Medical dictionary
agglutination — noun Date: 1541 1. the action or process of agglutinating 2. a mass or group formed by the union of separate elements 3. the formation of derivational or inflectional words by putting together constituents of which each expresses a single… … New Collegiate Dictionary
group agglutination — agglutination, usually to a lower titer, of various members of a group of biologically related organisms or corpuscles by an agglutinin specific for one of that group. For instance, the specific agglutinin of typhoid bacilli may agglutinate other … Medical dictionary
passive agglutination — agglutination in antiserum of particles owing to adsorbed specific soluble antigen … Medical dictionary
Vi agglutination — agglutination of bacteria containing Vi antigen on their surface, in the presence of specific agglutinin … Medical dictionary
latex agglutination test — n a test for a specific antibody and esp. rheumatoid factor in which the corresponding antigen is adsorbed on spherical polystyrene latex particles which undergo agglutination upon addition of the specific antibody called also latex fixation test … Medical dictionary
