| anticomplement | A substance that combines with a complement and so neutralises its action by preventing its union with the antibody. Synonym: antialexin. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| anticomplement immunofluorescence | A technique used to make certain indirect fluorescent antibody techniques more specific and sensitive. Here the fluorescent dye is conjugated to antibody directed at complement and then added to a complement-fixing complex of antigen and patient antibody. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anticomplementary | Denoting a substance possessing the power of diminishing or abolishing the action of a complement. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anticomplementary factor | A factor that interferes with the action or function of complement. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anticomplementary serum | Serum that destroys or inactivates complement. (05 Mar 2000) |