phytohemagglutinin

noun phy·to·he·mag·glu·ti·nin \-ˌhē-mə-ˈglü-tə-nən\

Definition of PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ

: a proteinaceous hemagglutinin of plant origin used especially to induce mitosis (as in lymphocytes)

1949

Medical Dictionary

noun phy·to·hem·ag·glu·ti·nin

: a proteinaceous hemagglutinin of plant origin used especially to induce mitosis (as in lymphocytes)—abbreviation PHA

phy·to·hem·ag·glu·ti·nin or chiefly British phy·to·haem·ag·glu·ti·nin \ˈfīt-ō-ˌhē-mə-ˈglüt-^ən-ən\

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