isoagglutination

[ ahy-soh-uh-gloot-n-ey-shuhn ]

nounMedicine/Medical.
  1. the clumping of the red blood cells by a transfusion of the blood or serum of a genetically different individual of the same species.

Origin of isoagglutination

1
First recorded in 1905–10; iso- + agglutination

Other words from isoagglutination

  • i·so·ag·glu·ti·na·tive [ahy-soh-uh-gloot-n-ey-tiv, -nuh-], /ˌaɪ soʊ əˈglut nˌeɪ tɪv, -nə-/, adjective

Words Nearby isoagglutination

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British Dictionary definitions for isoagglutination

isoagglutination

/ (ˌaɪsəʊəˌɡluːtɪˈneɪʃən) /


noun
  1. the agglutination of red blood cells of an organism by the blood serum of another organism of the same species

Derived forms of isoagglutination

  • isoagglutinative, adjective

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