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noun
The agglutination of red blood cells, especially as a test for the presence of antibodies
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
agglutination of red blood cells
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: haemagglutination
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: agglutination
History
Etymology tree English hem- French agglutinationbor. Proto-Indo-European *h2éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *gleyH- Proto-Indo-European *glóh1ytn̥ Proto-Italic *gloiten Latin glūten Latin glūtinō Latin agglūtinō Proto-Indo-European *-ōder. Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.? Latin -ō Latin -iō New Latin agglutinatioder. English agglutination English hemagglutination From hem- + agglutination.
