immunosorbent
[ im-yuh-noh-sawr-buh nt, -zawr-, ih-myoo- ]
/ ˌɪm yə noʊˈsɔr bənt, -ˈzɔr-, ɪˌmyu- /
noun Immunology.
an insoluble surface to which a specific antibody is attached for the purpose of removing the corresponding antigen from a solution or suspension.
Also called
immunoadsorbent.
Origin of immunosorbent
First recorded in 1970–75; shortening of
immunoadsorbent
Words nearby immunosorbent
Medical definitions for immunosorbent
immunosorbent
[ ĭm′yə-nō-zôr′bənt, ĭ-myōō′- ]
n.
An antibody used to remove specific antigen, or an antigen used to remove specific antibody, from solution or suspension.