microhemagglutination en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English micro- English hem- French agglutinationbor. Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *gleyH- Proto-Indo-European *glóh₁ytn̥ Proto-Italic *gloiten Latin glūten Latin glūtinō Latin agglūtinō Proto-Indo-European *-ōder. Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.? Latin -ō Latin -iō New Latin agglutinatioder. English agglutination English hemagglutination English microhemagglutination From micro- + hemagglutination.
Meanings
- (uncountable) Microscopic hemagglutination: agglutination on a microscopic scale rather than on a gross (macroscopic) scale, especially as a test for the presence of antibodies.