hemagglutination

[hee-muh-gloot-n-ey-shuhn, hem-uh-]

he·mag·glu·ti·na·tion

[hee-muh-gloot-n-ey-shuhn, hem-uh-]
noun
the clumping of red blood cells.

Origin:
1905–10; hem- + agglutination
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Hemagglutination has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
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hemagglutination he·mag·glu·ti·na·tion (hē'mə-gl&oomacr;t'n-ā'shən)
n.
The agglutination of red blood cells caused by an antibody either for red blood cell antigens or for antigens that coat red blood cells or by the presence of viruses or other microbes.


he'mag·glu'ti·nate' v.

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