hemadsorption /he·mad·sorp·tion/ (hem″ad-sorp´shun) the adherence of red cells to other cells, particles, or surfaces.hemadsor´bent
hemadsorption
hemadsorption [hem″ad-sorp´shun]
he·mad·sorp·tion (h  m d-zôrp sh n, -sôrp-)n. The adherence of an agent or substance to the surface of a red blood cell. |
hemadsorption
[hē′madsôrp′shən, hem′-]
Etymology: Gk, haima, blood; L, ad to, sorbere, to swallow
the adherence of red blood cells to other cells or surfaces; a process in which a substance or an agent, such as certain viruses and bacilli, adheres to the surface of an erythrocyte. The process occurs naturally, or it may be induced for laboratory identification of bacteriologic specimens.
hemadsorption [hem″ad-sorp´shun]
the adherence of red blood cells to other cells, particles, or surfaces. adj., adj hemadsor´bent.
hemadsorption
the adherence of red cells to other cells, particles or surfaces. Hemadsorption and hemadsorption inhibition are used for the assay of some viruses and their specific antibodies, e.g. paramyxovirus.
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