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immunosorbent

[im-yuh-noh-sawr-buh nt, -zawr-, ih-myoo-]

noun Immunology.

an insoluble surface to which a specific antibody is attached for the purpose of removing the corresponding antigen from a solution or suspension.

Nearby words

  1. immunopotentiation,
  2. immunopotentiator,
  3. immunoprecipitation,
  4. immunoproliferative disorder,
  5. immunoreaction,
  6. immunosuppress,
  7. immunosuppressant,
  8. immunosuppression,
  9. immunosuppressive,
  10. immunotherapy

Origin of immunosorbent

First recorded in 1970–75; shortening of immunoadsorbent
Also called immunoadsorbent.
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Medicine definitions for immunosorbent

immunosorbent

[ĭm′yə-nō-zôr′bənt, ĭ-myōō′-]

n.

An antibody used to remove specific antigen, or an antigen used to remove specific antibody, from solution or suspension.
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