immunoprecipitation

[im-yuh-noh-pri-sip-i-tey-shuh n, ih-myoo-]

noun

the separation of an antigen from a solution by the formation of a large complex with its specific antibody.

Origin of immunoprecipitation

First recorded in 1965–70; immuno- + precipitation

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immunoprecipitation in Medicine

(ĭm′yə-nō-prĭ-sĭp′ĭ-tā′shən, ĭ-myōō′-)

The precipitation of sensitized antigen as the result of the interaction of antigen with a specific antibody in solution.