Definitions
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- noun immunology A very small
bead coated with anantigen (or antibody) that formsaggregates in the presence of the appropriateantibody (or antigen)
Etymologies
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immuno- + bead
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Two valid antisperm antibody tests—the immunobead assay and the mixed antiglobulin reaction test—measure the binding of antibodies to the surface of living sperm.
A Baby at Last! Mark L. Fuerst 2010
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