adjective
- describing red blood cells that have clumped or stuck together as a result of hemagglutination
Usage: medical/scientific term
verb
- past tense of hemagglutinate; to cause red blood cells to clump or stick together
Usage: medical/scientific term; transitive verb
Examples
- The blood sample hemagglutinated when exposed to the incompatible serum.
- Hemagglutinated cells were observed under the microscope during the blood typing test.
- The virus hemagglutinated the patient's red blood cells, causing visible clumping.
- Certain antibodies hemagglutinated the donor blood, indicating an incompatibility.
- The hemagglutinated sample required further analysis to determine the cause of the reaction.