E|LI|SA

E|LI|SA or E|li|sa «ih LEE suh», noun.

a test for blood supplies to check for the presence of the virus that causes AIDS: »

In an ELISA, broken-up pieces of the AIDS-related virus are stuck on a solid surface and washed with blood. If AIDS antibodies are in the blood, they'll stick to the virus (J. Silberner).

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