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Coombs' test

noun
\ ¦kümz-\

Definition of Coombs' test

: an agglutination test used to detect proteins and especially antibodies on the surface of red blood cells

History and Etymology for Coombs' test

after R.R.A. Coombs, born 1921 British immunologist

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