Meaning | 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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Narrower | Widal test, Widal's test | A test for detecting typhoid fever and other salmonella infections |
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heterophil test | A blood test to detect heterophil antibodies that agglutinate sheep red blood cells |
Broader | blood test | A serologic analysis of a sample of blood |
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