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the agglutination of particulate antigen by antibody raised against a different but related antigen; see also group a.Medical dictionary. 2011.
cross agglutination — noun : agglutination of cells of one species by serum of an animal immunized against another usually closely related species called also group agglutination … Useful english dictionary
Cross-matching — Intervention MeSH D001788 Cross matching blood, in transfusion medicine, refers to the complex testing that is performed prior to a blood transfusion, to determine if the donor s blood is compatible with the blood of an intended … Wikipedia
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 — 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
cross-match — /kraws mach , kros /, v.t. 1. to match (related items from two or more lists or groups). 2. Med. to subject (blood) to cross matching. [1925 30] * * * crossˈ match transitive verb To test (blood samples from a donor and a recipient) for… … Useful english dictionary
agglutination reaction — (ah gloo tī na shun) The formation of an insoluble immune complex by the cross linking of cells or particles … Dictionary of microbiology
group agglutination — noun : cross agglutination … Useful english 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
paragglutination — |par+ noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary para (I) + agglutination : cross agglutination … Useful english dictionary
paragglutination — par·ag·glu·ti·na·tion .par ə .glüt ən ā shən n CROSS AGGLUTINATION … Medical dictionary
