complement-fixation test

American  

[kom-pluh-muhnt-fik-sey-shuhn] / ˈkɒm plə mənt fɪkˈseɪ ʃən /

noun

Medicine/Medical.

1. a test for diagnosing an infectious disease by detecting the presence of antibody in the blood, based on the fixing of a known quantity of complement to the antigen being tested and the specific antibody that combines with it. CFT

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complement fixation test British  

noun

1. med a serological test for detecting the presence of a specific antibody or antigen, used in the diagnosis of syphilis, etc

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Etymology

Origin of complement-fixation test

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

Diagnosis.—When there is doubt as to the diagnosis, the mallein test, the inoculation test, or the complement-fixation test may be employed.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.

The complement-fixation test is a highly specialized laboratory test and can be carried out only by one versed in laboratory technique.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.

What we call the complement-fixation test, which is a blood test for gonorrhea similar to the Wassermann blood-test for syphilis, must be negative.

From Woman Her Sex and Love Life by Robinson, William J.