radioimmunoassay
a test procedure that integrates immunologic and radiolabeling techniques to measure minute quantities of a substance, as a protein, hormone, or drug, in a given sample of body fluid or tissue.
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British Dictionary definitions for radioimmunoassay
/ (ˈreɪdɪəʊˌɪmjʊnəʊˈæseɪ) /
a sensitive immunological assay, making use of antibodies and radioactive labelling, for the detection and quantification of biologically important substances, such as hormone concentrations in the blood
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Scientific definitions for radioimmunoassay
[ rā′dē-ō-ĭm′yə-nō-ăs′ā, -ĭm-yōō′- ]
An immunoassay in which the substance to be identified or quantified is labelled with a radioactive substance (called a tracer), such as an ion. See also immunoassay tracer.
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