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complete antibody — antibody capable of agglutinating cells in physiologic saline solution. Called also saline agglutinin. Cf. incomplete a … Medical dictionary
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agglutinin — 1. An antibody that causes clumping or agglutination of the bacteria or other cells that either stimulated the formation of the a., or contain immunologically similar, reactive antigen. SYN: agglutinating antibody, immune a.. 2. A substance,… … Medical dictionary
Coombs test — Diagnostics MeSH D003298 Coombs test (also known as Coombs test, antiglobulin test or AGT) refers to two clinical blood tests used in immunohematology and immunology. The t … Wikipedia
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