- paul-bunnell antibody
- \\ˈpȯlˈbənəl-\ noun
Usage: usually capitalized P&B
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
paul-bunnell antibody
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Paul-Bunnell-Davidsohn test — a type of heterophile antibody test for infectious mononucleosis, a modification of the Paul Bunnell test that differentiates among three types of heterophile sheep erythrocyte agglutinins: those associated with infectious mononucleosis, those… … Medical dictionary
paul-bunnell reaction — noun or paul bunnell test Usage: usually capitalized P&B Etymology: after John R. Paul & W. W. Bunnell : a test for heterophil antibody used in the diagnosis of infectious mononucleosis … Useful english dictionary
heterogenetic antibody — heterophil antibody, heterophile antibody antibody directed against heterophile antigens. Heterophile sheep erythrocyte agglutinins appear in the serum of patients with infectious mononucleosis (see Paul Bunnell test under test) … Medical dictionary
heterophil antibody test — heterophile antibody test any of several tests for heterophile antibodies associated with infectious mononucleosis; the most common ones are the monospot test and the Paul Bunnell Davidsohn test … Medical dictionary
PB — Symbol for barometric pressure. * * * British pharmacopeia [Pharmacopoeia Britannica]; paraffin bath; paraffin block; paucibacillary; Paul Bunnell [antibody]; periodic breathing; peripheral blood; peroneus brevis; phenobarbital; phenoxybenzamine; … Medical dictionary
Pb — Symbol for lead (plumbum). * * * British pharmacopeia [Pharmacopoeia Britannica]; paraffin bath; paraffin block; paucibacillary; Paul Bunnell [antibody]; periodic breathing; peripheral blood; peroneus brevis; phenobarbital; phenoxybenzamine;… … Medical dictionary
PB — • British pharmacopeia [Pharmacopoeia Britannica]; • paraffin bath; • paraffin block; • paucibacillary; • Paul Bunnell [antibody]; • periodic breathing; • peripheral blood; • peroneus brevis; • phenobarbital; • phenoxybenzamine; • phonetically… … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
test — 1. To prove; to try a substance; to determine the chemical nature of a substance by means of reagents. 2. A method of examination, as to determine the presence or absence of a definite disease or of some substance in any of the fluids, tissues,… … Medical dictionary
mononucleosis spot test — monospot test a type of heterophile antibody test for infectious mononucleosis, a modification of the Paul Bunnell Davidsohn test, using horse erythrocytes instead of sheep erythrocytes; no centrifugation step is needed and the whole test is… … Medical dictionary
