Pyrogenicity

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The condition or extent of being pyrogenic. uncountable, usually

    "Pyrogenicity testing was developed from the rabbit test (monitoring of the temperature of three healthy rabbits for 3 h after injection of the test sample) to a more sophisticated and rapid method called the limulus amebocyte lysate (LAL) method."

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"Pyrogenicity testing was developed from the rabbit test (monitoring of the temperature of three healthy rabbits for 3 h after injection of the test sample) to a more sophisticated and rapid method called the limulus amebocyte lysate (LAL) method."

Etymology

From pyrogenic + -ity.

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