ELISA

¹ 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 ² 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 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

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

On Christmas Day 2024 a tanker identified as part of Russia’s shadow fleet dragged an anchor that damaged an Elisa data cable and the Estlink 2 electricity cable that supplies nearly 15% of electricity for the Baltic states.

From The Wall Street Journal

Finnish telecoms group Elisa owns the cable, which is located in Estonia's exclusive economic zone.

From Barron's

The cable damaged Wednesday is owned by Finnish telecoms group Elisa and located in Estonia's exclusive economic zone.

From Barron's

Elisa said its services were rerouted and the damage did not impact customers.

From Barron's