microhemagglutination

noun

Microscopic hemagglutination: agglutination on a microscopic scale rather than on a gross (macroscopic) scale, especially as a test for the presence of antibodies.

OriginEnglish hemagglutination ← New Latin agglutinatio ← Latin agglūtinō →
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Meanings

nounmicrohemagglutination (uncountable)
  1. uncountableMicroscopic hemagglutination: agglutination on a microscopic scale rather than on a gross (macroscopic) scale, especially as a test for the presence of antibodies.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
  3. Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
  4. Englishmicro-
  5. Englishhem-
  6. Frenchagglutination
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  8. Proto-Italic*ad
  9. Proto-Italic*ad-
  10. Latinad-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*gleyH-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*glóh₁ytn̥
  13. Proto-Italic*gloiten
  14. Latinglūten
  15. Latinglūtinō
  16. Latinagglūtinō
  17. New Latinagglutinatio
  18. Englishagglutination
  19. Englishhemagglutination
  20. Englishmicrohemagglutination

From micro- + hemagglutination.

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