Definitions of agglutination test
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a blood test used to identify unknown antigens; blood with the unknown antigen is mixed with a known antibody and whether or not agglutination occurs helps to identify the antigen; used in tissue matching and blood grouping and diagnosis of infections
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heterophil test
a blood test to detect heterophil antibodies that agglutinate sheep red blood cells; positive result indicates infectious mononucleosis
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Widal test, Widal's test
a test for detecting typhoid fever and other salmonella infections
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type of:
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blood test
a serologic analysis of a sample of blood
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heterophil test
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