| immobilization | The act of rendering whole or part of the body immobile, whether accidental or deliberate. This also refers to the state of immobility. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| treponema immobilization test | Syphilis serodiagnosis employing as the antigen treponema pallidum obtained from rabbit syphilis orchitis. Treponemes are kept alive for a few hours in a special medium. When syphilitic serum and complement are added and incubated, the treponemes are immobilised, i.e., stop moving. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Treponema pallidum immobilization reaction | A test for syphilis in which an antibody other than Wassermann antibody is present in the serum of a syphilitic patient, which in the presence of complement causes the immobilization of actively motile Treponema pallidum obtained from testes of a rabbit infected with syphilis. Synonym: TPI test, Treponema pallidum immobilization reaction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Treponema pallidum immobilization test | A test for syphilis in which an antibody other than Wassermann antibody is present in the serum of a syphilitic patient, which in the presence of complement causes the immobilization of actively motile Treponema pallidum obtained from testes of a rabbit infected with syphilis. Synonym: TPI test, Treponema pallidum immobilization reaction. (05 Mar 2000) |