complement fixation

ˈkɒmplɪmənt fɪkˈseɪʃən

Definition

Definition of complement fixation - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

medical

TECH.

immune response where antigen-antibody complex inactivates complement

TECH.

Complement fixation is used in diagnostic tests for infections.

process

reaction

response

immune response

Dated

test to detect antibodies in blood

Dated

The doctor ordered a complement fixation to check for infection.

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Expressions with complement fixation

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complement fixation reaction

immunological test detecting antibodies by complement binding

The complement fixation reaction confirmed the presence of the virus.

complement fixation test

serum procedure using antigen plus complement to identify antibodies or antigen

The doctor ordered a complement fixation test to check for certain infections.

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Wassermann test

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antibody test for syphilis using complement fixation

Examples of complement fixation in a sentence

Complement fixation helps identify certain pathogens.
Complement fixation was used to diagnose the disease.
Researchers rely on complement fixation for accurate results.

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French:fixation du complément, ...
German:Komplementbindung, Komplementbindungsreaktion, ...
Italian:fissazione del complemento, test di fissazione del complemento, ...
Spanish:fijación del complemento, fijación de complemento, ...
Portuguese:fixação do complemento, fixação de complemento, ...
Chinese:补体结合反应, 补体结合试验, ...
Japanese:補体結合, 補体結合反応, ...
Arabic:تَثْبِيت المُتَمِّم, اخْتِبار تَثْبِيت المُتَمِّمَة, ...
Hebrew:קִיבּוּעַ הַמַּשְׁלִים, קִיבּוּעַ מַשְׁלִים, ...
Russian:фиксация комплемента, реакция связывания комплемента, ...
Ukrainian:фіксація комплементу, ...
Hindi:पूरक स्थिरीकरण, कॉम्प्लीमेंट फिक्सेशन, ...
Bengali:কমপ্লিমেন্ট ফিক্সেশন, ...
Catalan:fixació del complement, ...
Czech:komplementfixace, komplementfixační reakce, ...
Danish:komplementfiksering, antistoftest, ...
Dutch:complementfixatie, complementbindingsreactie, ...
Greek:στερέωση του συμπληρώματος, αντίδραση συμπληρώματος, ...
Hungarian:komplementkötés, komplementkötési próba, ...
Khmer:ការចងភ្ជាប់កមព្លេម៉ង់, តេស្តចងភ្ជាប់កុំព្លេម៉ង់, ...
Korean:보체 결합 반응, 항체 검사, ...
Persian:تثبیت مکمل, ...
Polish:fiksacja dopełniacza, test wiązania dopełniacza, ...
Portuguese (BR):fixação de complemento, ...
Romanian:fixarea complementului, fixare a complementului, ...
Swedish:komplementfixering, komplementbindningstest, ...
Thai:การตรึงคอมพลีเมนต์, การตรวจภูมิคุ้มกัน, ...
Turkish:kompleman fiksasyonu, antikor testi, ...
Vietnamese:sự cố định bổ thể, kiểm tra cố định bổ thể, ...

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