Definition of Agglutinin

1. Noun. An antibody that causes agglutination of a specific antigen.

Generic synonyms: Antibody
Specialized synonyms: Isoagglutinin

Definition of Agglutinin

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Agglutinin

1. 1. An antibody that causes clumping or agglutination of the bacteria or other cells which either stimulated the formation of the agglutinin, or contain immunologically similar, reactive antigen. Synonym: agglutinating antibody, immune agglutinin. 2. A substance, other than a specific agglutinating antibody, that causes organic particles to agglutinate, commonly qualified, e.g., plant agglutinin. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Agglutinin

agglutinate
agglutinated
agglutinates
agglutinating
agglutinating activity
agglutinating antibody
agglutination
agglutination
agglutinations
agglutination test
agglutination test
agglutinative
agglutinative
agglutinative thrombus
agglutinin (current term)
agglutinin (current term)
agglutinins
agglutinins
agglutinogen
agglutinogen
agglutinogenic
agglutinogenic
agglutinogens
agglutinophilic
agglutinoscope
agglutogen
agglutogenic
aggrace
aggraced
aggraces

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