haemagglutination

A form of hemagglutination — The agglutination of red blood cells, especially as a test for the presence of antibodies

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hemagglutination
OriginEnglish agglutination ← New Latin agglutinatio ← Latin agglūtinō →
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Meanings

nounhaemagglutination (countable and uncountable, plural haemagglutinations)

plural haemagglutinations

  1. UKalternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of hemagglutination.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounagglutination of red blood cells

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hemagglutination
Broader
agglutination
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hemagglutination

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Englishhaem-
  2. Frenchagglutination
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  4. Proto-Italic*ad
  5. Proto-Italic*ad-
  6. Latinad-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*gleyH-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*glóh₁ytn̥
  9. Proto-Italic*gloiten
  10. Latinglūten
  11. Latinglūtinō
  12. Latinagglūtinō
  13. New Latinagglutinatio
  14. Englishagglutination
  15. Englishhaemagglutination

From haem- + agglutination.

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APA

haemagglutination. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haemagglutination

MLA

“haemagglutination.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haemagglutination. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “haemagglutination,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haemagglutination.

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