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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   a technique that uses a fluorochrome to indicate a specific antigen-antibody reaction
2. 2
   (immunology) a technique that uses antibodies linked to a fluorescent dye in order to study antigens in a sample of tissue wordnet

Etymology

From immuno- + fluorescence.

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