autoagglutination

[aw″to-ah-gloo″tĭ-na´shun]

1. clumping or agglutination of an individual's cells by his own serum (containing autoantibody), as in autohemagglutination. Autoagglutination occurring at low temperatures is called cold agglutination.

2. nonspecific clumping or agglutination of particulate antigens that does not involve antibody.

au·to·ag·glu·ti·na·tion

(aw'to-ă-glū'ti-nā'shŭn),

1. Nonspecific agglutination or clumping together of cells (for example, bacteria, erythrocytes) caused by physical or chemical factors.

2. The agglutination of erythrocytes by a specific autoantibody present in one's own serum.

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autoagglutination

The aggregation of red blood cells in a person’s own serum, often caused by a cold-reacting antibody, as seen in cold agglutinin disease or other autoimmune haemolytic anaemias.

autoagglutination

Hematology The aggregation of RBCs, often caused by a cold-reacting antibody, as seen in cold agglutinin disease or other autoimmune hemolytic anemias.

au·to·ag·glu·ti·na·tion

(aw'to-ă-glū'ti-nā'shŭn)

1. Nonspecific agglutination or clumping together of cells (e.g., bacteria, erythrocytes) due to physical-chemical factors.

2. The agglutination of red blood cells by specific autoantibody present in one's own serum.

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autoagglutination

The spontaneous clumping together of red blood cells. This is a feature of the AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE haemolytic anaemia

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