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- noun a
technique used todetect thereaction between anantigen and anantibody by observing the behavior of acombination of such species as theydiffuse through agel
Etymologies
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immuno- + diffusion
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Examples
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The immunodiffusion test for detecting the virus was widely used to prevent the use of blood donations from carriers of HBV.
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This approach could be particularly clinically useful in patients with impaired antibody production, such as individuals with HIV infection, where immunodiffusion techniques are inadequate
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