Coombs direct test

Coombs di·rect test

(kūmz dĭr-ekt' test)

Laboratory test using erythrocytes to detect antibodies to them or to complement. Positive findings in leukemia, lymphoma, systemic lupus erythematosa and other conditions.
See: Coombs test

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