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)

Example Sentences

The group noted that the minors were put up for adoption after being taken to the Elisa Martinez Temporary Home, where Porras was director and also "legal guardian of the children from January 21 to August 30, 1982," according to the statement.

From Barron's

To detect plastic particles inside the insects, Devlin worked with Elisa Bergami, a microplastics specialist at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, and imaging expert Giovanni Birarda at Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste.

From Science Daily

The three highest-yielding stocks in the S&P Europe 350 Dividend Aristocrats are British financial services company Legal & General Group, Norwegian bank DNB, and Finnish telecom company Elisa.

From Barron's

Dr. Elisa de Franco, at the University of Exeter, explained the significance of the findings: "Finding the DNA changes that cause diabetes in babies gives us a unique way to find the genes that play key roles in making and secreting insulin. In this collaborative study, the finding of specific DNA changes causing this rare type of diabetes in 6 children, led us to clarifying the function of a little-known gene, TMEM167A, showing how it plays a key role in insulin secretion."

From Science Daily

On New Year’s Eve the Finnish telecommunications company Elisa reported damage to a data cable that runs between Helsinki and Tallinn, Estonia.

From The Wall Street Journal