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enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

British  
/ ˌɪmjʊnəʊˈsɔːbənt /

noun

  1. the full name for ELISA

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Dash, whose team includes former software engineers from Moderna, automates common laboratory tests such as Elisa, or enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, which is used for tasks such as evaluating a drug’s safety and efficacy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 23, 2025

In response to the crisis, a team of leading virologists, physician-scientists, and pathologists at Mount Sinai established a specific and sensitive SARS-CoV-2 binding enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay to accurately measure the SARS-CoV-2 antibody titers.

From Science Daily • Feb. 26, 2024

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