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Agglutination vs Hemagglutination - What's the difference?

agglutination | hemagglutination |

As nouns the difference between agglutination and hemagglutination

is that agglutination is the act of uniting by glue or other tenacious substance; the state of being thus united; adhesion of parts while hemagglutination is the agglutination of red blood cells, especially as a test for the presence of antibodies.

agglutination

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of uniting by glue or other tenacious substance; the state of being thus united; adhesion of parts.
  • Combination in which root words are united with little or no change of form or loss of meaning. See agglutinative.
  • The clumping together of red blood cells or bacteria, usually in response to a particular antibody.

    • Derived terms

    * coagglutination

    Related terms

    * agglutinate * agglutinative * agglutinant

    hemagglutination

    English

    (wikipedia hemagglutination)

    Alternative forms

    *haemagglutination

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The agglutination of red blood cells, especially as a test for the presence of antibodies