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Complement Fixation Test.
Complement Fixation Test - as a noun
A blood test in which a sample of serum is exposed to a particular antigen and complement in order to determine whether or not antibodies to that particular antigen are present; used as a diagnostic test
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
blood testHyponyms (Broadly Related)
Example Sentences
"The complement fixation test is a laboratory technique used to diagnose certain bacterial infections."
"In the complement fixation test, a patient's blood sample is mixed with a specific antigen and complement proteins."
"The results of the complement fixation test can indicate if a person has been exposed to a particular pathogen."
"The complement fixation test measures the level of complement proteins in a patient's blood."
"One drawback of the complement fixation test is that it can be time-consuming to perform."
