immunoelectrophoresis

noun im·mu·no·elec·tro·pho·re·sis \-ə-ˌlek-trə-fə-ˈrē-səs\

plural im·mu·no·elec·tro·pho·re·ses\-ˌsēz\

Definition of IMMUNOELECTROPHORESIS

: electrophoretic separation of proteins followed by identification by the formation of precipitates through specific immunologic reactions

— im·mu·no·elec·tro·pho·ret·ic \-ˈre-tik\ adjective

— im·mu·no·elec·tro·pho·ret·i·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

1958

Medical Dictionary

noun im·mu·no·elec·tro·pho·re·sis \ˌim-yə-nō-ə-ˌlek-trə-fə-ˈrē-səs, im-ˌyü-nō-\

plural im·mu·no·elec·tro·pho·re·ses \-ˌsēz\

: electrophoretic separation of proteins followed by identification by the formation of precipitates through specific immunologic reactions

—im·mu·no·elec·tro·pho·ret·ic \-ˈret-ik\ adjective

—im·mu·no·elec·tro·pho·ret·i·cal·ly \-i-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

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