complement fixation
nounImmunology.
the binding of complement to immune complexes or to certain foreign surfaces, as those of invading microorganisms.
Origin of complement fixation
1First recorded in 1905–10
Words Nearby complement fixation
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How to use complement fixation in a sentence
The complement fixation tests were all performed in duplicate as a check on any possible errors in technique.
Commercialized Prostitution in New York City | George Jackson KneelandAt a later period, however, the complement fixation test is almost invariably positive.
Commercialized Prostitution in New York City | George Jackson KneelandThe complement fixation test is like a Wassermann reaction, but the antigen should be polyvalent.
The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation | Austin O'MalleyConsequently what is sought in the complement-fixation test is a specific amboceptor.
The Fundamentals of Bacteriology | Charles Bradfield MorreyThe complement-fixation reaction will often clear up an apparently obscure diagnosis.
Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: | Louis Marshall Warfield
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