haemagglutination

Thân thiện

A scientist observes haemagglutination in a laboratory well plate.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The clumping together of red blood cells: "haemagglutination" refers specifically to the process where red blood cells (erythrocytes) agglutinate, or stick together to form visible clumps. This is typically an immune or biochemical reaction.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The laboratory test confirmed the presence of the virus through haemagglutination.
  • Haemagglutination is a key principle behind certain blood typing procedures.

Advanced Usage

• "Haemagglutination inhibition (HI)": a specific laboratory technique used to measure antibody levels by their ability to prevent haemagglutination.
  • The serology report showed a high titre in the haemagglutination inhibition assay.

Variants and Related Words

• Hemagglutination (noun): The American English spelling of "haemagglutination".
  • The terms haemagglutination and hemagglutination are used interchangeably in scientific literature.
• Haemagglutinin (noun): A substance, such as an antibody or viral protein, that causes haemagglutination.
  • The influenza virus possesses a haemagglutinin protein on its surface.

Synonyms

• Erythrocyte agglutination: A more technical synonym describing the same process.
• Red cell clumping: A simpler, descriptive term.

Related Phrases

• To cause haemagglutination: To induce the clumping of red blood cells.
  • The lectin was found to cause haemagglutination.

Notes

• This is a specialized scientific and medical term. The phenomenon is crucial in fields like virology, immunology, and hematology for diagnostic tests and research.

Học thuật

Noun

1. agglutination of red blood cells

Từ đồng nghĩa

• hemagglutination