| sperm agglutination | Agglutination of spermatozoa. (05 Mar 2000) Previous: Spens, Thomas, spent, speract, sperling, sperm, spermaceti, spermacytic seminomaNext: sperm agglutination, spermalist, spermaphore, spermary, sperm-astersperm agglutination Agglutination of spermatozoa by antibodies or autoantibodies. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| spontaneous agglutination | The non-specific clumping of organisms in saline related to lack of polar groups in electrolyte solution. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nonimmune agglutination | <haematology> Agglutination caused by a lectin having a degree of specificity, the mechanism of which is not understood, agglutination that results from non-specific factors, as in the case of acid agglutination or spontaneous agglutination. (05 Mar 2000) |
| direct agglutination | A general term for techniques which use the agglutination (macroscopic clumping) of particulate reagents as an indicator of the presence of an antigen-antibody reaction. Examples (haemagglutination, latex agglutination and coagglutination) follow. (05 Mar 2000) |
| immune agglutination | Agglutination caused by antibody (agglutinin) that is specific for the suspended microorganism, cell, or for an antigen that has been coated on a particle of suitable size. (05 Mar 2000) |
| indirect agglutination | Agglutination of particles that have been coated with soluble antigen, by antiserum specific for the adsorbed antigen. Synonym: indirect agglutination. (05 Mar 2000) |
| false agglutination | 1. Agglomeration of particles in solution which does not involve antigen-antibody combination. Synonym: false agglutination. Synonym: rouleaux formation. (05 Mar 2000) |