Hemagglutinate (Verb)
Meaning
Cause the clumping together (of red blood cells).
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The antibodies present in the patient's blood can hemagglutinate the red blood cells of the donor.
- In a laboratory setting, certain plant extracts were found to hemagglutinate human red blood cells.
- Hemolysin is a toxin that can hemagglutinate and then burst the red blood cells.
- Cold agglutinins can hemagglutinate red blood cells at low temperatures, leading to various health issues.
- The presence of polyvalent cations can hemagglutinate red blood cells by neutralizing their negatively charged surfaces.