HyperDic: quellung_reaction

English > 1 sense of the expression quellung reaction:
NOUNprocessquellung reaction, quellungthe swelling of the capsule surrounding a microorganism after reaction with an antibody
English > quellung reaction: 1 sense > noun 1, process
MeaningThe swelling of the capsule surrounding a microorganism after reaction with an antibody; the basis of certain tests for identifying microorganisms.
Synonymquellung
Broaderorganic process, biological processA process occurring in living organisms
Spanishquellung
Catalanquellung

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