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HEMAGGLUTINATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hemagglutination mean? 

HEMAGGLUTINATION (noun)
  The noun HEMAGGLUTINATION has 1 sense:

1. agglutination of red blood cellsplay

  Familiarity information: HEMAGGLUTINATION used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HEMAGGLUTINATION (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Agglutination of red blood cells

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Synonyms:

haemagglutination; hemagglutination

Hypernyms ("hemagglutination" is a kind of...):

agglutination (a clumping of bacteria or red cells when held together by antibodies (agglutinins))

Derivation:

hemagglutinate (cause the clumping together (of red blood cells))


 Context examples 


A class of lectins, found in beans, with hemagglutination properties.

(Phytohemagglutinin, NCI Thesaurus)

Hemagglutination test in which Coombs' reagent (antiglobulin, or anti-human globulin rabbit immune serum) is added to detect incomplete (non-agglutinating, univalent, blocking) antibodies coating erythrocytes.

(Coombs Test, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)



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