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1. (n.) ELISA
a diagnostic test for detecting exposure to an infectious agent, as the AIDS virus, by combining a blood sample with antigen of the agent and probing with an enzyme that causes a color change when antibody to the infection is present in the sample.
Etymology: (1985–90; e(nzyme-)l(inked) i(mmuno)s(orbent) a(ssay))
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1. (noun) enzyme-linked-immunosorbent serologic assay, ELISA
an assay that relies on an enzymatic conversion reaction and is used to detect the presence of specific substances (such as enzymes or viruses or antibodies or bacteria)
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. ELISA
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