verb
- causes red blood cells to clump or stick together
Usage: medical/scientific term; third-person singular present tense or plural form of hemagglutinate
Examples
- The virus hemagglutinates red blood cells in laboratory tests.
- Certain antibodies hemagglutinate when exposed to specific antigens.
- The protein hemagglutinates blood samples, making them appear clumpy.
- In the experiment, the serum hemagglutinates the donor cells within minutes.
- Some pathogens hemagglutinate as part of their infection mechanism.