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
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
Direct agglutination test — A direct agglutination test (DAT) is any test that uses whole organisms as a means of looking for serum antibodies. The abbreviation, DAT, is most frequently used for the serological test for visceral leishmaniasis.[1] References ^ Sundar S,… … Wikipedia
sheep cell agglutination test — (SCAT) any agglutination test using sheep red blood cells, such as the Rose Waaler test … Medical dictionary
gelatin agglutination test — a sperm agglutination test in which the sperm and serum are put in a gelatin solution. Called also Kibrick t … Medical dictionary
tray agglutination test — a type of sperm agglutination test in which a small amount of sperm and serum is mixed on a microscopic tray for examination. Called also Friberg t … Medical dictionary
tube-slide agglutination test — a type of sperm agglutination test in which sperm and serum are mixed in a tube and then transferred to a slide for examination … Medical dictionary
sperm agglutination test — (for male factor infertility) any of various tests for presence of antisperm antibodies as a cause of infertility, based on the fact that large multivalent isotypes such as IgM or secretory IgA may be able to cross link and agglutinate… … Medical 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 (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
