ISOAGGLUTININ

isoagglutinin

(noun) an antibody produced by one individual that causes agglutination of red blood cells in other individuals of the same species

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

isoagglutinin (plural isoagglutinins)

A hemagglutinin that causes clumping of the red blood cells of animals of the same species, though not of the individual animal producing it.

Source: Wiktionary



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