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• Elisa
  Elisa

  noun

  a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
• ELISA
  ELISA

  noun

  a sensitive diagnostic test for past or current exposure to an infectious agent, as the AIDS virus: a sample of blood is added to proteins from the agent, and any antibodies that combine with the proteins, indicating a history of infection, are detected by adding a test antibody linked to an enzyme that causes a color change.

Elisa

¹ American  

[ih-lis-uh, e-lee-suh] / ɪˈlɪs ə, ɛˈli sə /

Also Elisia

noun

1. a female given name, form of Elizabeth.

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ELISA ² American  

[ih-lahy-zuh, -suh] / ɪˈlaɪ zə, -sə /

noun

1. Medicine/Medical. a sensitive diagnostic test for past or current exposure to an infectious agent, as the AIDS virus: a sample of blood is added to proteins from the agent, and any antibodies that combine with the proteins, indicating a history of infection, are detected by adding a test antibody linked to an enzyme that causes a color change.

2. Biology, Medicine/Medical. any similar test using proteins as a probe for the identification of antibodies or antigens.

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ELISA British  

/ ɪˈlaɪzə /

acronym

1. enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay: an immunological technique for accurately measuring the amount of a substance, for example in a blood sample

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Etymology

Origin of ELISA

e(nzyme-)l(inked) i(mmuno)s(orbent) a(ssay)

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Example Sentences

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Elisa ELISA

Lula "is someone you can tell is always open to listening, to hearing criticism -- obviously constructive criticism," Ana Elisa told AFP at a park in Divinopolis, her hometown in southeastern Brazil.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

Elisa Valencia recalled that she had been gathering food scales, measuring cups and trays at the start of her shift when three cooks sprinted past her, shouting.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

Elisa Markula, chief executive of Finland's state-owned railway operator VR, said she hopes the service will benefit from a "renaissance" in rail travel across Europe.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

As Elisa, Nicole Heaston’s bright, secure soprano was also impressive, but she missed the character’s deep malevolence—Elisa is prepared to kill to get what she wants.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

It was called a rapid Elisa test, and it was sensitive and easy to perform.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

Common tests like the ELISA, on which Hallisey based her project, rely on mixtures of protein and water to trigger the chemical reactions that lead to positive or negative results.

From Scientific American ● Sep. 23, 2015

The boys based their idea off a common testing method that’s been in use for decades, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, or ELISA, reported the BBC.

From Forbes ● Jun. 25, 2015

Cue’s core technology is modeled after a diagnostic test called ELISA, which uses antibodies and enzymes to bind hormones, proteins, viruses, and bacteria in human samples and then record changes in their color.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 18, 2014

It is a very good test, but there are issues with false positive results with one form called the HerpesSelect ELISA.

From New York Times ● Aug. 27, 2010

The annual cost of all this testing, including the ELISA, confirmation tests and counseling, would probably be counted in the billions.

From Time Magazine Archive

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