Lancefield, Rebecca Craighill (1895–1981), American bacteriologist. Lancefield specialized in immunochemical studies of streptococci. In 1928 she published a study of the chemical composition and antigenicity of hemolytic streptococci. In 1933 she introduced a new method of classifying streptococci into groups according to the ability of antigens in their cell walls to induce the formation of antibodies which caused precipitation of the streptococci from solution. These groups are now known as the Lancefield groups.
Medical Dictionary
Lancefield group
noun Lance·field group \ˈlan(t)s-ˌfēld-\
Medical Definition of LANCEFIELD GROUP
Biographical Note for LANCEFIELD GROUP
Variants of LANCEFIELD GROUP
Lance·field group also Lance·field's group \-ˌfēldz-\
Seen & Heard
What made you want to look up Lancefield group? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).