Medical Term:
agglutinin
Pronunciation: ă-glū′ti-nin
Definition:
- An antibody that causes clumping or agglutination of the bacteria or other cells that either stimulated the formation of the agglutinin, or contain immunologically similar, reactive antigen.
- A substance, other than a specific agglutinating antibody, that causes organic particles to agglutinate, plant agglutinin.
Synonym(s): agglutinating antibody, immune agglutinin
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Examples: glitazone, GI cocktail, etc.
