Elisa

[ ih-lis-uh, e-lee-suh ]

noun
  1. a female given name, form of Elizabeth.

  • Also E·li·sia [ih-lish-uh]. /ɪˈlɪʃ ə/.

Other definitions for ELISA (2 of 2)

ELISA
[ ih-lahy-zuh, -suh ]

noun
  1. Medicine/Medical. a sensitive diagnostic test for past or current exposure to an infectious agent, as the AIDS virus: a sample of blood is added to proteins from the agent, and any antibodies that combine with the proteins, indicating a history of infection, are detected by adding a test antibody linked to an enzyme that causes a color change.

  2. Biology, Medicine/Medical. any similar test using proteins as a probe for the identification of antibodies or antigens.

Origin of ELISA

2
e(nzyme-)l(inked)i(mmuno)s(orbent)a(ssay)

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British Dictionary definitions for ELISA

ELISA

/ (ɪˈlaɪzə) /


n acronym for
  1. enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay: an immunological technique for accurately measuring the amount of a substance, for example in a blood sample

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