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Elisa

1 American  
[ih-lis-uh, e-lee-suh] / ɪˈlɪs ə, ɛˈli sə /
Also Elisia

noun

  1. a female given name, form of Elizabeth.

ELISA 2 American  
[ih-lahy-zuh, -suh] / ɪˈlaɪ zə, -sə /

noun

  1. Medicine/Medical. a sensitive diagnostic test for past or current exposure to an infectious agent, as the AIDS virus: a sample of blood is added to proteins from the agent, and any antibodies that combine with the proteins, indicating a history of infection, are detected by adding a test antibody linked to an enzyme that causes a color change.

  2. Biology, Medicine/Medical. any similar test using proteins as a probe for the identification of antibodies or antigens.

ELISA British  
/ ɪˈlaɪzə /

acronym

  1. enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay: an immunological technique for accurately measuring the amount of a substance, for example in a blood sample

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Etymology

Origin of ELISA

e(nzyme-)l(inked) i(mmuno)s(orbent) a(ssay)

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