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agglutinogen
(redirected from agglutinogenic)

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agglutinogen /ag·glu·tin·o·gen/ (ag″loo-tin´o-jen)
1. any substance that, acting as an antigen, stimulates the production of agglutinin.
2. the particulate antigen used in conducting agglutination tests.
ag·glu·tin·o·gen (gl-tn-jn, -gltn-)
n.
An antigen that stimulates the production of a particular agglutinin, such as an antibody. Also called agglutogen.
agglu·tino·genic (gl-tn-gnk, -gltn-) adj.
agglutinogen
[ag′lo̅o̅tin′əjin]
Etymology: L, agglutinare + Gk, genein, to produce
any antigenic substance that causes agglutination by the production of agglutinin.
agglutinogen
a substance (antigen) that stimulates the animal body to form agglutinating antibody.


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