Agglutination
Definition
The act of agglutinating or clumping and its result; the adhesion, union, or grouping of suspended particles. In immunology, it represents the specific reaction where antibodies cause the clumping of bacteria or erythrocytes, while in linguistics it is the welding of lexical and grammatical morphemes into a single word.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Agglutination
- Clumping reaction
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Feminine common noun, employing standard singular and plural case declensions. |
| Formation | Noun of action derived from the verb 'aglutina' using the functional suffix '-re'. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [a.ɡlu.ti.ˈna.re] |
| Source | Lexicon of Clinical Hematology and Comparative Linguistics |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: O reacție pozitivă de aglutinare pe lamă indică incompatibilitatea directă dintre grupele de sânge testate.
EN: A positive agglutination reaction on the slide indicates a direct incompatibility between the tested blood groups.
RO: Procesul de aglutinare lingvistică poate transforma o întreagă propoziție într-un singur cuvânt complex.
EN: The process of linguistic agglutination can transform an entire sentence into a single complex word.
RO: Am observat la microscop o aglutinare rapidă a celulelor de drojdie imediat după introducerea enzimei.
EN: I observed a rapid agglutination of yeast cells under the microscope immediately after the introduction of the enzyme.
Idioms & Phrases
Reacție de aglutinare / Agglutination reaction
RO: Test imunologic de laborator bazat pe observarea formării de conglomerate celulare în prezența antigenului corespunzător.
EN: An immunological laboratory test based on observing the formation of cell clumps in the presence of the corresponding antigen.
Aglutinare leucocitară / Leukocyte agglutination
RO: Alipire patologică sau indusă a globulelor albe, studiată intens în cadrul analizelor de diagnostic autoimun.
EN: A pathological or induced clumping of white blood cells, heavily studied within autoimmune diagnostic testing.
Fenomen de aglutinare / Agglutination phenomenon
RO: Mecanism structural universal întâlnit în diverse științe, reprezentând fuziunea elementelor discrete fără pierderea identității de bază.
EN: A universal structural mechanism found in various sciences, representing the fusion of discrete elements without losing their basic identity.
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