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isoagglutinogen

isoagglutinogen

9.9
A substance on red blood cells that can make a person's body attack blood from another person
  • noun
  • /ˌaɪsoʊəˈɡluːtɪnədʒən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : isoaglutinógeno
  • Blood typing relies on the detection of isoagglutinogen antigens on the surface of red blood cells.

Examples

  • The presence of an isoagglutinogen in donor blood can cause a serious immune reaction in a recipient with incompatible blood type.

  • Researchers studied how different isoagglutinogen variants affect blood transfusion compatibility.

  • The isoagglutinogen plays a crucial role in blood transfusions.

  • Many people have specific isoagglutinogens that affect their blood type.

  • Blood typing relies on the detection of isoagglutinogen antigens on the surface of red blood cells.

  • Researchers studied how different isoagglutinogen variants affect blood transfusion compatibility.

  • The presence of an isoagglutinogen in donor blood can cause a serious immune reaction in a recipient with incompatible blood type.

Synonyms

agglutinogen
vsisoagglutinogen
  • Specialized
9.9

A substance on red blood cells that makes the body make antibodies

is limited to antigens from the same species that react with those antibodies

Surface Forms

isoagglutinogen singular
isoagglutinogens plural

Morphology

isoagglutinogen = agglutinogen (opaque) = iso + agglutin + ogen

The immediate base 'agglutinogen' and its parts are specialised scientific combining forms unfamiliar to average B1 learners, so the relation is not transparently interpretable.

Etymology

Isoagglutinogen breaks into iso- 'equal', agglutin- 'to clump', as in agglutinate, and -gen 'that which produces'. So an isoagglutinogen is a part on red blood cells that 'produces clumping' with the same kind of blood, which is why it matters in blood typing and transfusions.