Elisa
noun
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
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ELISA
ELISAnouna 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 /
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Elisia
noun
ELISA
2
American
[ih-lahy-zuh, -suh]
/ ɪˈlaɪ zə, -sə /
noun
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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.
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Biology, Medicine/Medical. any similar test using proteins as a probe for the identification of antibodies or antigens.
ELISA
British
/ ɪˈlaɪzə /
acronym
Etymology
Origin of ELISA
e(nzyme-)l(inked) i(mmuno)s(orbent) a(ssay)
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"Our ideas were very well received. We want to help him win the runoff," said Ana Elisa, who has more than five million Instagram followers.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026
Newly elected lawmaker Ana Elisa Santos, born during Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's first term, is now helping him draw up a social media master plan to nab a fourth mandate.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026
Right now, I really like Da Prato, which is run by this chef Elisa Da Prato, and she’s calling it a supper club.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Leading the orchestra from the violin, Elisa Citterio maintained a speedy pace that did not always coordinate with what was happening onstage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 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
This process takes a few minutes at home, versus the two hours it would typically take a laboratory to run a comparable test using ELISA, Khattak said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 18, 2014
An additional lab test: The doctor ordered a Lyme Western blot and ELISA.
From New York Times ● Aug. 10, 2012
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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