Elisa

[ ih-lis-uh, e-lee-suh ]

/ ɪˈlɪs ə, ɛˈli sə /

noun

a female given name, form of Elizabeth.

Also E·li·sia

[ih-lish-uh] /ɪˈlɪʃ ə/.

Definition for elisa (2 of 2)

ELISA

[ ih-lahy-zuh, -suh ]

/ ɪˈlaɪ zə, -sə /

noun

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.

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

Origin of ELISA

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

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Examples from the Web for elisa

When Jep closes his eyes, he sees Elisa and himself, young and naïve and with their whole empty lives ahead of them.
The New Fellini: Paolo Sorrentino’s ‘The Great Beauty’|Jimmy So|November 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
“I need you to tell me our story,” Elisa says to her husband.
This Week’s Hot Reads, Sept. 24, 2012: David Denby, Alex Witchel & More|Mythili Rao|September 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Elisa hides in her university office until she can piece together what she does for a living.
This Week’s Hot Reads, Sept. 24, 2012: David Denby, Alex Witchel & More|Mythili Rao|September 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST
After 15 years as a powerful Hollywood agent, Elisa Hallerman trades it in for life as an addiction counselor.
From High Life to a Helping Hand|Elisa Hallerman|September 12, 2011|DAILY BEAST

They found that he was already a suspect in the disappearance of another woman: Elisa Claps.
Who Is the Haircut Killer?|Barbie Latza Nadeau|July 8, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Both before and after it Ltzow wrote Elisa letters which testify to a most friendly feeling and warm admiration.
Main Currents in Nineteenth Century Literature - 6. Young Germany|Georg Brandes
If chance so wills it that M. de Rnal should speak to Elisa, she can acquaint him with everything in a single word.
The Red and the Black|Stendhal
M. Valenod, who was playing a deep game, had placed Elisa in an aristocratic family of great repute, where there were five women.
The Red and the Black|Stendhal
The news of the death of his sister Elisa also affected him deeply.
Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte, Complete|Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne
Elisa Piombo watched the expressions that now began to cross her husband's pallid face.
Vendetta|Honore de Balzac

British Dictionary definitions for elisa

ELISA

/ (ɪˈlaɪzə) /

n acronym for

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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Medicine definitions for elisa

ELISA

[ ĭ-lī′zə ]

n.

Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; a sensitive immunoassay that uses an enzyme linked to an antibody or antigen as a marker for the detection of a specific protein, especially an antigen or antibody.